Patrick Ryan (author and journalist) then transferred to The Fourth Regiment of the Reconnaissance Corps of the Royal Armoured Corps. He served in North Africa, Italy, and Greece. He moved to Leeds in the 1950s as Assistant Head Postmaster, and his "apprenticeship" in adapting to Yorkshire life is related in his humorous memoir "How I Became A Yorkshireman", published in the late 1960s. He later became Head Postmaster at Harrogate and was a regular contributor for "Punch" and The New Scientist in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as writing several television plays and some episodes of "The Army Game" and "Bootsie and Snudge" both
The Green Green Grass (series 2) for a new series, of seven episodes, to be commissioned. A 2006 Christmas special was also commissioned to air later that year. The comedy continued to be criticised due to its spin-off roots. As a spin-off of the nation's favourite sitcom, "The Green Green Grass" was always going to have a difficult start. The series continued receive negative reviews from critics and some fans of "Only Fools and Horses" as well. The Green Green Grass (series 2) "The Green Green Grasss second series"' originally aired between 15 September 2006 and 27 October 2006, beginning with the episode "Testing Times". A