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The Good Life

The Good Life

1975TV Series⏱️ 28m
Comedy
8
IMDB Rating
4,544 votes

Tom Good quits the rat race, and with wife Barbara turns the garden of their Surbiton house into a smallholding. Their neighbours, snobbish Margo Leadbetter and her conventional husband Jerry, feel variously amused, offended and i...

Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
Richard Briers, Felicity Kendal, Penelope Keith
Release Date
April 4, 1975
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
🏆 1
Wins
🎯 5
Nominations
💬 31
Reviews
📋 4.5K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Richard Briers
Richard Briers
as Tom Good
Felicity Kendal
Felicity Kendal
as Barbara Good
Penelope Keith
Penelope Keith
as Margo Leadbetter
Paul Eddington
Paul Eddington
as Jerry Leadbetter
👤
Reginald Marsh
as Sir Andrew
Tony Selby
Tony Selby
as Sam
Charmian May
Charmian May
as Mrs. Weaver
Moyra Fraser
Moyra Fraser
as Felicity
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II
as Self
Prince Philip
Prince Philip
as Self

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Production
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

🏷️ Keywords

married couplesnobhusband wife relationshipgoatself sufficiency

🎯 Categories

SitcomComedy

⭐ Featured Review

Great writing and a superb foursome in front of the camera - the BBC at it's best.
by CinemaSerf2021-05-08
8/10

"I wonder just how many people in the mid 1970s - anywhere in the world - would have realised just how visionary writers John Esmonde and Bob Larbey were with this marvellous tale of a happily married suburban couple who decide to give up their daily grind and revert to a subsistence existence. Richard Briers and Felicity Kendall are great in the roles of the optimistic and naive "Tom" and his stoic and determined wife "Barbara" as they scrap, save, cannibalise, economise and basically do just about anything to avoid needing/earning/spending money - not an easy task. For me,..."

💡 Did You Know?

The last episode, "When I'm 65" was the second comeback special (by popular demand) and was recorded in the presence of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. After the recording the cast and leading members of the crew were presented to the royal party.

📖 Synopsis

Tom Good quits the rat race, and with wife Barbara turns the garden of their Surbiton house into a smallholding. Their neighbours, snobbish Margo Leadbetter and her conventional husband Jerry, feel variously amused, offended and i...