The Good Life
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 1975 - 1978
- 30 episodes (4 series)
After Tom Good becomes disillusioned with his life, he packs in his job and he and his wife attempt to live a completely self-sufficient life in suburbia. Stars Richard Briers, Felicity Kendal, Penelope Keith and Paul Eddington.
- Series 4, Episode 7 repeated Tuesday at 12:55am on U&Gold
Press clippings Page 5
Penelope Keith bemoans poor use of English language
Penelope Keith, the star of The Good Life, has expressed her exasperation about the poor use of the English language in modern Britain.
Roya Nikkhah, The Telegraph, 14th November 2010Your next box set: The Good Life
More than three decades on, the suburban self-sufficiency sitcom remains funny and daring, helped by a fantastic cast and a still-pertinent theme.
Leo Hickman, The Guardian, 9th April 2010From the Good Life to good time girl: Felicity Kendal
Deploying her husky and mischievous chuckle, Felicity Kendal laughs to recall her early encounters with prostitution.
Patrick Marmion, Daily Mail, 19th March 2010Good Life writer slams TV commissioning structure
Acclaimed sitcom writer Bob Larbey, whose credits include The Good Life and As Time Goes By, has criticised television's commissioning structure, claiming writers have to deal with too many executives and "jump through hoops" to get a commission.
Matthew Hemley, The Stage, 9th March 2010Why I Love - The Good Life
To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the very first episode of The Good Life appearing on BBC1, we thought we'd take a look back at this uber lovable sitcom and its characters.
Lynn Rowlands-Connolly, Unreality TV, 27th February 2010Cable girl: The Good Life
Just how did The Good Life - the improbable 70s sitcom about "non-hippy hippies" turning self-sufficient in suburbia - come to exist?
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 2nd February 2010Give me The Good Life every Christmas
Keep your shiny new Doctor Who in its box. There's only one Christmas special that brings real joy - and it's from 1977.
Grace Dent, The Guardian, 23rd December 2009How different from the Command Performance of The Good Life before Her Majesty at the BBC's TV centre. This was a charming instance of impromptu, informal, pop in and see us some time, pot luck entertainment. Apart from filming for two days instead of one and rehearsing all day before the performance, it was just like any ordinary Good Life (tonight BBC1).
Nancy Banks-Smith, The Guardian, 10th June 1978The Good Life (BBC1) is by now clearly established as the best Nice Couple sitcom on the screen, partly because Richard Briers and Felicity Kendal are a genuinely Nice Couple, but mainly because of the inspired interference from their snotty neighbour, Margo. [...] A meticulously groomed, flint-profiled ballbreaker with a taste for leopard-skin prints, Margo is the repository of every known prejudice common among the landless landed gentry - as bigoted as Alf Garnett but without his flexibility.
Clive James, The Observer, 21st December 1975The Good Life (BBC1) is a civilised new comedy series with considerable charm and Richard Briers. There is a lot of bad meat sold in the comedy market, but I can recommend this as very fresh and pleasant.
Nancy Banks-Smith, The Guardian, 5th April 1975