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| The Good Life | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | John Esmonde and Bob Larbey |
| Starring | Richard Briers Felicity Kendal Penelope Keith Paul Eddington |
| Theme music composer | Burt Rhodes |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 30 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer | John Howard Davies |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC 1 |
| Release | 4 April 1975 – 10 June 1978 |
| Related | |
| Life Beyond the Box | |
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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.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Good Life, The (1975–77)". screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "BBC – Britain's Best Sitcom – Vote". bbcattic.org. Archived from the original on 13 October 2014.