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The Good Life

The Good Life brings laughter and hope to suburbia!

7.7(46)19754 seasons · 28 episodes30m / ep
Comedy

Tom and Barbara Good escape the rat race and pursue a self-sufficient lifestyle in Surbiton, much to the concern, frustration and sometimes envy of their neighbours Margo and Jerry Leadbetter. Entitled ‘Good Neighbors’ when shown in the USA.

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Status
Ended
Type
Scripted
Last aired
1977-05-22
Language
English
  • BBC One
  • london, england
  • upper class
  • class differences
  • neighbor neighbor relationship
  • sitcom
  • self sufficient
  • irreverent
  • lighthearted
  • casual
  • witty
  • empathetic
  • ridiculous

Seasons

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Produced in

United Kingdom

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Air dates

First aired
1975-04-04
Latest episode
1977-05-22
Status
Ended
Next release
Completed
  • Season 14 Apr 1975
  • Season 25 Dec 1975
  • Season 310 Sept 1976
  • Season 410 Apr 1977

Frequently asked questions

The Good Life is streaming on Sky Go, Now TV, ITVX Premium, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video in India. Use the official Watch now links in the Where to watch section above.

Audience reviews

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    Peter McGinn

    9/27/2020

    8/10

    This show is a product of the 70s. A suburban couple decide to drop out and go back to the land. They will grow their own food, barter or sell what they produce to make their living, whatever they need to do to drop out of the rat race. Their slightly stodgy friends next door remain in the rat race, providing a foil and a counterpoint for their shenanigans. If you had shown me a summary of the plot, I would have …

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    CinemaSerf

    2/23/2022

    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 wif…

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