A Spin-Off of Only Fools and Horses, which ran from 2005 until 2009.
Boycie (John Challis), his wife, Marlene (Sue Holderness), and their son, Tyler (Jack Doolan), have to flee London to escape from the Driscoll Brothers (Roy Marsden and Christopher Ryan). Boycie buys a farm, staffed by four useless employees - Elgin Sparrowhawk (David Ross), Bryan (Ivan Kaye), Mrs. Cakeworthy (Ella Kenion), and Jed (Peter Heppelthwaite)
Green Green Tropes:
- Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: The Driscoll Brothers went up before the Old Bailey on two counts of murder, GBH, drug smuggling, importing illegal immigrants, and refusing to pay their council tax.
- Britain Is Only London: Averted; this is set in Shropshire.
- British Brevity: Each season ran from 7 to 9 episodes. It did last long enough to make a palpable 4 seasons of 32 episodes however.
- The Cameo: Aside from Denzil in the first episode, Sid made a brief cameo appearance in the 2005 special.
- Character Development: Mild example, but given Boycie was largely designed as Shadow Archetype and Smug Snake rival for Del Boy in Only Fools And Horses, his turn in center spotlight required more focus on his own pathos and slicker qualities.
- Christmas Special: The three extended length specials were aired at Christmas. The first, aired 2005, was 50 minutes in length and featured a guest appearance from The Driscoll Brothers. The second special, aired 2006, was 45 minutes in length and featured only the main and recurring cast members. The third, aired 2007, was 40 minutes in length and featured a guest appearance from George Wendt.
- "Do It Yourself" Theme Tune: John Sullivan wrote the theme music when he wrote the first season. He wrote the lyrics to explain the title and why Boycie and his family were running away to the countryside and wanted a theme tune that explained the obscure title (as with the parent show) and reasons for the characters' sudden dash.
- Embarrassing First Name: Boycie's is Aubrey.
- The Ghost: Myrtle, Bryan's ex-wife, and Elgin's wife.
- London Gangster: The Driscoll brothers.
- My Hovercraft Is Full of Eels: Tyler tries to impress his Welsh girlfiend by offering her an apology in Welsh. Unfortunately he got the statement from Llewellyn and ends up telling her she's got a fat bottom.
- Nightmare Sequence: Happens in "Bothered and Bewildered", when Boycie has a nightmare after thinking that Mrs. Cakeworthy cursed him.
- Obfuscating Stupidity: It's implied several times in the series that the farmhands (or at least Elgin) aren't really anywhere near as stupid as they like Boycie to think they are.
- Obnoxious In-Laws: Marlene's mother Dora. She is reluctant to let him in her house and is always making uncalled-for comments towards him. He loathes her, but becomes more tolerant of her as the series progressed.
- Public Exposure: "Calendar Boys".
- Shoot Out the Lock: Played for Laughs when the Driscolls use AK-47s to destroy an entire door—except for the lock.
- Sitcom Arch-Nemesis: Farmer Llewellyn, Boycie's next door neighbour, who has an irrational hatred for the English because of what the Saxons did. He often antagonises Boycie, or tries to take advantage of him.
- Spinoff Sendoff: Denzil appears in the first episode to tell Boycie about the Driscoll Brothers' release from prison, prompting him to leave London.
- Took a Level in Kindness: A mild example for Boycie, while he is still an Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist, his central role leads him to have more sympathetic qualities than in its parent show.
- Witless Protection Program: Invoked. Boycie ends up having to flee his beloved London, following it being leaked that will he testifying against the Driscoll Brothers. As such he sells everything and buys a farm in Shropshire, then leaves in the middle of the night without telling anyone. When Marlene asks why not go into a Police witness protection, Boycie points out it was the Police who told the Driscolls he was the grass. The Driscolls do eventually find him, but only after Marlene foolishly invites her sister to visit for the weekend, up to which point they admit they had no clue where he was.
