Marlene Boyce
| Marlene Boyce | |||||||||||||||
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| Only Fools and Horses The Green Green Grass character | |||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Sue Holderness (1985–2009) | ||||||||||||||
| Duration |
1985–2003: Only Fools and Horses 2005–09: The Green Green Grass | ||||||||||||||
| First appearance | Sleeping Dogs Lie | ||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | For Richer For Poorer | ||||||||||||||
| Created by | John Sullivan | ||||||||||||||
| Introduced by |
Ray Butt (1985) Gareth Gwenlan (2005) | ||||||||||||||
| Spin-off appearances | The Green Green Grass (2005 - 2009) | ||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||
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| Home | Winterdown Farm, Shropshire | ||||||||||||||
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Marlene Boyce is a ficional character in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses and its spin-off series The Green Green Grass, created by John Sullivan.
Background
Marlene is the wife of Boycie, a used car salesman and was initially only mentioned and never seen on screen. After appearing on screen in 1985 she was brought a sub-plot to the shows arc about her desire to have a baby. After a while she did eventually have a child, Tyler. Questions over the latter's paternity, owing to Marlene's reputation and Boycie's low sperm count, were a recurring gag.