The Good Life (1975 TV series)

The Good Life
Opening credits of The Good Life
GenreSitcom
Created byJohn Esmonde and
Bob Larbey
StarringRichard Briers
Felicity Kendal
Penelope Keith
Paul Eddington
Theme music composerBurt Rhodes
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series4
No. of episodes30 (list of episodes)
Production
ProducerJohn Howard Davies
Running time30 minutes
Production companyBBC
Original release
NetworkBBC 1
Release4 April 1975 (1975-04-04) –
10 June 1978 (1978-06-10)
Related
Life Beyond the Box: Margo Leadbetter
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The Good Life (known as Good Neighbors in the United States) is a British sitcom, produced by BBC television.[1] 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.[2] The lead roles are taken by Richard Briers and Felicity Kendal.

  1. ^ "BFI Screenonline: Good Life, The (1975–77)". screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  2. ^ "BBC – Britain's Best Sitcom – Vote". bbcattic.org. Archived from the original on 13 October 2014.