The Goodies
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two / ITV1
- 1970 - 1982
- 75 episodes (9 series)
The Goodies are three young men who will do any job, anytime, anywhere. Stars Bill Oddie, Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor.
Streaming rank this week: 5,875
Press clippings
Reappraise The Goodies as a catalyst for social change, says Samira Ahmed
The 1970s show challenged attitudes by defying gender stereotypes and boldly addressing topical issues.
Steven Morris, The Guardian, 19th February 2024The Goodies to return in book form
In 2019, The Goodies reunited to record a brand-new adventure for Audible, under the guidance of producer Barnaby Eaton-Jones - who gently persuaded them to get back on their trandem bicycle.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th January 2022Tim Brooke-Taylor hated his character in The Goodies
As the late comedian's final episode of I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue is aired, his former co-star looks back fondly on their early 'disasters'.
Graeme Garden, The Telegraph, 7th December 2020Radio Times poll of best radio comedies
Radio 4 panel show I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue has come top of a Radio Times list of the greatest radio comedy shows.
British Comedy Guide, 17th November 2020Graeme Garden looks back on The Goodies
Golden Goodies: Graeme Garden looks back on a sitcom that did anything, anywhere, any time.
Mark Braxton, Radio Times, 1st November 2020The 70s would have been unbearable without The Goodies
In a decade of power-cuts, industrial unrest and societal gloom, The Goodies were a seldom-dimming beacon of welcome frivolity. And gleaming and grinning most brightly at the heart of that daft trio was Tim Brooke-Taylor, who has died aged 79.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 12th April 2020Goodies fans choose Kung Fu Kapers as favourite episode
The sketch Kung Fu Kapers was announced as the winner at Bristol's Slapstick Festival, which is celebrating the show's 50th anniversary.
BBC, 25th January 2020Top 10 Network Comedy Releases of the 2010s
A look back at Network Distributing's best ten comedy DVD and Blu-ray titles released in the last decade.
Aaron Brown, Network, 6th December 2019Goodies fans asked to choose favourite episode
An online poll asking fans to choose their favourite episode from surreal 1970s TV series The Goodies has been launched to mark its 50th anniversary.
BBC, 25th November 2019The Goodies crowdfunding 50th anniversary film documentary
A crowdfunding campaign has launched to make a new film documenting the work of The Goodies on their 50th anniversary.
British Comedy Guide, 10th July 2019