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The Good Life is a British sitcom, produced by BBC television. It ran from 4 April 1975 to 10 June 1978 on BBC One and was written by Bob Larbey and John Esmonde. Opening with the midlife crisis of Tom Good, a 40-year-old London plastics designer, it relates the joys and miseries he and his wife Barbara experience when they attempt to escape modern commercial living by "becoming totally self-sufficient" in their home in Surbiton. In 2004, it came 9th in Britain's Best Sitcom. In the United States, it aired on various PBS stations under the title Good Neighbors.
Original Release
04/04/1975 on BBC
US Release
12/07/2015
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Richard Briers | Tom Good |
Felicity Kendal | Barbara Good |
Penelope Keith | Margo Leadbetter |
Paul Eddington | Jerry Leadbetter |
Reginald Marsh | Sir Andrew |
Charmian May | Mrs. Weaver |
Moyra Fraser | Felicity |
Tony Selby | Sam |
Robert Gillespie | Mr. Carter |
John Quayle | Mr. Coles - Journalist |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Away from It All | Sunday, 10 April 1977 |
2 | The Green Door | Sunday, 17 April 1977 |
3 | Our Speaker Today | Sunday, 24 April 1977 |
4 | The Weaver's Tale | Sunday, 01 May 1977 |
5 | Suit Yourself | Sunday, 08 May 1977 |
6 | Sweet and Sour Charity | Sunday, 15 May 1977 |
7 | Anniversary | Sunday, 22 May 1977 |
8 | Silly, But It's Fun | Tuesday, 27 December 1977 |
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Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Richard Briers | Tom Good |
Felicity Kendal | Barbara Good |
Penelope Keith | Margo Leadbetter |
Paul Eddington | Jerry Leadbetter |
Reginald Marsh | Sir Andrew |
Charmian May | Mrs. Weaver |
Moyra Fraser | Felicity |
Tony Selby | Sam |
Robert Gillespie | Mr. Carter |
John Quayle | Mr. Coles - Journalist |
Wolfe Morris | Michelangelo Lombardi |
Ray Mort | Angler |
Bruce Bould | Guy |
June Jago | The Doctor |
George Innes | Constable |
Timothy Bateson | Arthur Bailey |
Michael Robbins | Mr. Bulstrode |
James Cossins | Magistrate |
Noel Howlett | Mr. Wakeley |
Liz Robertson | Eileen |
Producers
Name | Role |
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John Howard Davies | Producer |