The Good Life (1975)
The Good Life (1975)
Network & Production Companies


Plot.
Tom and Barbara Good escape the rat race and pursue a self-sufficient lifestyle in Surbiton, much to the concern, frustration and sometimes envy of their neighbours Margo and Jerry Leadbetter. Entitled ‘Good Neighbors’ when shown in the USA.
Where to Watch.



Currently The Good Life is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: BritBox, BritBox Amazon Channel, Britbox Apple TV Channel
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.

Richard Briers
Tom Good

Felicity Kendal
Barbara Good

Paul Eddington
Jerry Leadbetter

Penelope Keith
Margo Leadbetter

John Esmonde
Creator / Writer

Bob Larbey
Creator / Writer

John Howard Davies
Producer / Director

Liz Robertson
Eileen

Tony Selby
Sam

Timothy Bateson
Arthur Bailey

Bruce Bould
Guy

Milton Johns
Ernie

Michael Robbins
Mr. Bulstrode

Robert Gillespie
Mr. Carter

Colin McCormack
Mr. Batty

Philip Madoc
Mr. Snetterton

Patricia Driscoll
Mrs. Dalby

Jonathan Lynn
Window Cleaner

John Scott Martin
Waiter

Reginald Marsh
Sir Andrew

Angela Thorne
Lady Georgette 'George' Truscott

Robert Lindsay
Reform School Youth

Blake Butler
Ronnie Boxall

Norman Atkyns
Commissionaire

Martin Neil
Brian

Moyra Fraser
Felicity

Paul McDowell
Telephone Engineer

Lionel Wheeler
Mr. Wilks

John Lawrence
Jack

Ray Mort
Angler

June Jago
The Doctor

Billy Milton
George

Pamela Manson
Molly

Frank Lester
Ron the Landlord

Harry Goodier
Harry

Ernest Blyth
Man In Pub

Reg Thomason
Man In Pub

Wolfe Morris
Michelangelo Lombardi

Frank Gatliff
Mr. Squires

Ruth Kettlewell
Woman

John Quayle
Mr. Coles

Irene Richards
Ruth

Steve Emerson
Delivery Man

James Cossins
Magistrate

Brian Grellis
Harry Bennett

Les Conrad
Policeman In Court

Eden Fox
Man In Court

Ernest C. Jennings
Clerk of the Court

Toby Page
Boy In Play

Tony Page
Boy in Play

Edwin Brown
Mr. May

Charmian May
Mrs. Weaver

George Innes
Constable

Noel Howlett
Mr. Wakeley

Raymond Mason
Mr. Chipchase

Joyce Windsor
Madame Acting Chairwoman

Desmond Cullum-Jones
2nd Workman

Roger Pope
1st Workman

Ray Dunbobbin
Postman

Ronald Nunnery
Man In Street

Jane Hilary
Mrs. Holman

Toria Fuller
Miss Harmsworth

Con Chambers
Bus Conductor

Terence Conoley
Donald Dalby

Fred Davis
Man In Pub

Annet Peters
Music Society Member
Media.














Details.
Release DateApril 4, 1975
StatusEnded
Seasons4
Episodes28
Running Time30m
Content RatingTV-PG
Genres
Last updated:
This TV Show Is About.
upper class
sitcom
self sufficient
Scripted
Wiki.
The Good Life (known as Good Neighbors in the United States) is a British sitcom, produced by BBC television. It ran from 4 April 1975 to 10 June 1978 on BBC1 and was written by Bob Larbey and John Esmonde. Opening with the midlife crisis of Tom Good, a 40-year-old plastics designer, it relates the joys and setbacks he and his wife Barbara experience when they attempt to escape a modern "rat race" lifestyle by "becoming totally self-sufficient" in their suburban house in Surbiton. In 2004, it came ninth in Britain's Best Sitcom. The lead roles are taken by Richard Briers and Felicity Kendal.
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