The Greenies

"The Greenies"
The Goodies episode
Episode no.	Series 1 Episode 5
Directed by	Jim Franklin
Original air date	6 December 1970
Guest appearances
George Benson as Rev. Rose (The Vicar) Richard Caldicot as Divisional C.O. (The Brigadier) Timothy Carlton as Captain Hebbs Pauline Devaney as Machine-gun housewife

"The Greenies" (also known as "Army Games") is an episode of the British comedy television series The Goodies. Written by The Goodies, with songs and music by Bill Oddie.

Plot

The Goodies have been packing for a holiday to the seaside, but the coastal resorts have been compromised by pollution and military activity, so they decide to stay home until Tim remembers a beautiful, quiet village down the coast of Cornwall from his childhood called Penrudden Cove.

When they arrive, the village is completely deserted with no locals. The Vicar is the only villager left. He welcomes the trio to stay and explains why the others have left the village.

The Goodies are disgusted when they discover that the Army is building a military establishment on what was supposed to be a children's playground.

Disguised as members of the military, they provide the plans to the soldiers who are to build the equipment. The Goodies "assist" the Army and their plans lead to the Army 'equipment' looking more like a children's playground than the sleek military equipment the Army is expecting.

Then the Army gets another shock — the people, who the Goodies had arranged to turn up to test the equipment, are not exactly what the Army had been expecting to see.

Music

• Needed
• Beliefs
• Westminster Sub Machine Gun

Cultural references

• Anti-nuclear movement
• British Army

References

• "The Complete Goodies" — Robert Ross, B T Batsford, London, 2000
• "The Goodies Rule OK" — Robert Ross, Carlton Books Ltd, Sydney, 2006
• "From Fringe to Flying Circus — 'Celebrating a Unique Generation of Comedy 1960-1980'" — Roger Wilmut, Eyre Methuen Ltd, 1980
• "The Goodies Episode Summaries" — Brett Allender
• "The Goodies — Fact File" — Matthew K. Sharp

External links

• "The Greenies" at IMDb