The Good Life (1975)
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.
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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
Reginald Marsh
Sir Andrew
John Scott Martin
Waiter
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
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 4, 1975
StatusEnded
Seasons4
Episodes28
Running Time30m
Content RatingTV-PG
Genres
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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 BBC 1 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 9th in Britain's Best Sitcom. The lead roles are taken by Richard Briers and Felicity Kendal.
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