Marlene Boyce | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | "Sleepless in Peckham" (OFAH) "For Richer For Poorer" (The Green Green Grass) |
||||||||||||
Created by | John Sullivan | ||||||||||||
Introduced by | Ray Butt (1985) Gareth Gwenlan (2005) |
||||||||||||
Spin-off appearances |
The Green Green Grass (2005 - 2009) | ||||||||||||
Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||
Profile | |||||||||||||
Home |
Peckham, London (OFAH) Winterdown Farm, Shropshire (The Green Green Grass) |
||||||||||||
|
Mother | Dora |
---|---|
Brothers | Bronco Lane |
Sisters | Pertunia Lane Sandra Lane (in-law) |
Husband | Boycie (1969—) |
Sons | Tyler Boyce |
Nieces | Kylie Lane |
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.
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.