"Animal Instincts"
The Green Green Grass episode
The butchers suffers over animal rights.
Episode no.	Series 4 Episode 4
Directed by	Dewi Humphreys
Written by	Jim Sullivan
Production code	4:4 (27)
Original air date	29 January 2009 (2009-01-29)
Running time	30 Minutes
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"Animal Instincts" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was screened on 29 January 2009, as the fourth episode of the fourth series.^[1] It was written by Jim Sullivan and directed by Dewi Humphreys.

Oakam village is under attack from animal rights activists. Llewellyn is one of their first targets when he is hit with a paint bomb, the village butcher is fly-postered with leaflets and even the local pub is under threat. All the local farming community is living in fear, so Boycie organises his staff into patrol groups to search Winderdown farm and protect it from attack.

This episode entertained 3.87 million viewers.

This episode was written by Jim Sullivan, his second episode of series four.

• The end credits were played by Status Quo.

• British TV Comedy Guide for The Green Green Grass
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