Grass marks a welcome return for The Fast Show's overzealous know-it-all, Billy Bleach. Poor old Billy. One minute he's at his Thai cookery class and the next minute he's in the witness protection programme. When Billy witnesses the gangland killing of a local nightclub owner, he has no choice but to go into police protection .. Read more
| Starring | Simon Day, Mark Williams, Matthew Ashforde, Ian Burfield |
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| Director | Martin Dennis |
| Genres | Comedy, Television |
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Grass marks a welcome return for The Fast Show's overzealous know-it-all, Billy Bleach. Poor old Billy. One minute he's at his Thai cookery class and the next minute he's in the witness protection programme. When Billy witnesses the gangland killing of a local nightclub owner, he has no choice but to go into police protection if he wants to escape ruthless gang boss, Harry Taylor - and prison.
Leaving his beloved East London, he is carted off to a small country village (he was hoping for the Florida Keys) where he has to become a completely different person. He is rigorously trained in his new identity, ready to face the world as Peter Jones - a poet. Will Billy be able to pass himself off as someone completely new?
| Starring | Simon Day, Mark Williams, Matthew Ashforde, Ian Burfield, Robert Wilfort, Philip Jackson, Tristan Gemmill, Josephine Butler, David Webber, Liam Hess, Alex Lowe, Ronnie Fox |
|---|---|
| Director | Martin Dennis |
| Studio | BBC |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy, Television |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 04 Jun 2007 Production year: 2003 |
| Format | DVD |
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I never put this on my list and I can see why. S*i*e is was!
Simon Day and Andrew Collins have written a great 8 part comedy in 'Grass'. Very much underrated, the characters and cast are almost faultless. A pleasure to watch.
Forget the Fast Show link too - the story may focus on Billy Bleach loosely but the supporting characters steal the show.