Forever Green (1989–1992)

Jack Boult, a former rally driver, and his second wife Harriet, who used to be a nurse, move from the bustle of London to start a new life in a cottage in the Somerset countryside, together... See full summary »

Stars:

Pauline Collins, John Alderton, Paola Dionisotti

Cast

Series cast summary:
Pauline Collins	...	Harriet Boult (18 episodes, 1989-1992)
John Alderton	...	Jack Boult (18 episodes, 1989-1992)
Paola Dionisotti	...	Lady Patricia Broughall (18 episodes, 1989-1992)
Wendy van der Plank	...	Hilly (18 episodes, 1989-1992)
Daisy Bates	...	Freddy Boult (18 episodes, 1989-1992)
Nimer Rashed	...	Tom Boult (18 episodes, 1989-1992)
Alan Rowe	...	Geoff Bate (11 episodes, 1989-1992)
Ian Lindsay	...	Ted Hubbard (11 episodes, 1989-1992)

Storyline

Jack Boult, a former rally driver, and his second wife Harriet, who used to be a nurse, move from the bustle of London to start a new life in a cottage in the Somerset countryside, together with Jack's children Freddy and Tom. With the help of Lady Patricia Broughall, a local landowner, and Hilly, a girl who lives in a railway carriage in the woods, they become involved in tackling various environmental issues such as badger-baiting and horse-stealing.

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Plot Keywords:

color in title

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 February 1989 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Nether Winchendon House, Nether Winchendon, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Carnival Films, London Weekend Television (LWT)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (18 episodes)

Did You Know?

Trivia

The twelve episodes of Series 2 were filmed in two separate blocks 2.1 to 2.6 and 2.7 to 2.12 with different crews and different copyright dates (1991 for the first block and 1992 for the second block). It was originally intended to broadcast episodes 2.1 to 2.6 as a separate series in 1991 but it was delayed by coverage of the Gulf War. Instead, all twelve episodes were broadcast as a single series on consecutive weeks in 1992.

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Crazy Credits

No writer was credited for any of the Series 1 episodes.

User Reviews

A perfect escape to the country

I think this show set out to be what it was - an escape to the country

• and did it perfectly.

In that great tradition of ITV dramas (think Inspector Morse and Midsomer Murders) you could watch this purely for the relaxation that the choice of scenes and photography brings. The actors aren't overbearing, all of them instantly likable and normal decent people. It's all a real antidote for our times when there is hardly a plot that isn't driven by people being at their worst, this is unashamed perfectly good natured life. It's a journey into a nicer world for a change, and one that still manages to avoid looking corny all these years later. In fact it's hardly aged at all, the scenery still looks the same of course and as they're either driving classic cars or the occasional Land Rover there is little to age it.

The theme tune is perfectly suited, by the end of it I'm tuned in to sit back for 60 minutes of pure relaxation.

John Alderton and Pauline Collins are just perfect for the roles and the roles really seem perfect for them, you can easily believe it's their real family. I thought the young Daisy Bates was also excellent in this, I wish we could see her more often these days.

Honestly for what it is, and I'm sure it was never meant to be anything else, I really can't fault this series. 10/10