The Good Life. Image shows from L to R: Margo Leadbetter (Penelope Keith), Tom Good (Richard Briers), Jerry Leadbetter (Paul Eddington), Barbara Good (Felicity Kendal). Copyright: BBC
The Good Life

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.

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Series 3, Episode 5 - The Wind-Break War

When Margo is to have a new wind-break erected in her garden that would cast a shadow over the Goods' new fruit patch, Tom and Barbara ask her to move it elsewhere.

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 8th October 1976
Time
8:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

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Date Time Channel
Saturday 7th May 2011 12:00pm Gold
Monday 18th July 2011 10:00am Gold
Monday 18th July 2011 2:40pm Gold
Sunday 31st July 2011 8:05am Gold
Sunday 31st July 2011 12:00pm Gold
Wednesday 28th September 2011 9:40am Gold
Wednesday 28th September 2011 2:20pm Gold
Friday 2nd December 2011 2:00pm Gold
Tuesday 17th April 2012 11:00am Gold
Tuesday 17th April 2012 5:00pm Gold
Monday 2nd July 2012 9:40am Gold
Monday 2nd July 2012 4:20pm Gold
Wednesday 26th September 2012 9:40am Gold
Wednesday 26th September 2012 3:40pm Gold
Friday 25th January 2013 9:40am Gold
Friday 25th January 2013 3:40pm Gold
Thursday 21st March 2013 12:20pm Gold
Thursday 21st March 2013 6:20pm Gold
Saturday 30th March 2013 6:30pm BBC2
Friday 13th October 2017 2:20pm Gold
Friday 13th October 2017 7:00pm Gold
Wednesday 22nd November 2017 3:00pm Gold
Wednesday 22nd November 2017 7:40pm Gold
Friday 26th January 2018 2:40pm Gold
Friday 26th January 2018 7:20pm Gold
Monday 26th February 2018 8:00pm Gold
Tuesday 27th February 2018 2:00pm Gold
Friday 13th July 2018 2:40pm Gold
Friday 13th July 2018 7:40pm Gold
Wednesday 13th March 2019 8:00pm Gold
Thursday 14th March 2019 2:40pm Gold
Tuesday 3rd September 2019 1:40pm Gold
Tuesday 3rd September 2019 6:20pm Gold
Thursday 30th January 2020 9:00pm Gold
Friday 31st January 2020 12:10am Gold
Friday 31st January 2020 6:20pm Gold
Monday 16th March 2020 2:20pm Gold
Monday 16th March 2020 6:20pm Gold
Monday 2nd November 2020 8:00pm Gold
Tuesday 3rd November 2020 2:00pm Gold
Tuesday 3rd November 2020 6:40pm Gold
Monday 1st February 2021 9:00pm Gold
Tuesday 2nd February 2021 2:35am Gold
Tuesday 2nd February 2021 11:40am Gold
Friday 26th February 2021 11:40am Gold
Friday 26th February 2021 3:00pm Gold
Friday 26th February 2021 6:20pm Gold
Monday 26th April 2021 11:40am Gold
Monday 26th April 2021 3:40pm Gold
Monday 26th April 2021 6:20pm Gold
Friday 25th June 2021 8:00pm Gold
Friday 25th June 2021 11:20pm Gold
Saturday 26th June 2021 8:30am Gold
Tuesday 26th October 2021 8:00pm BBC4
Friday 5th November 2021 8:00pm Gold
Saturday 6th November 2021 12:00pm Gold
Wednesday 23rd March 2022 9:20pm Gold
Thursday 24th March 2022 3:40pm Gold
Thursday 2nd June 2022 7:50am Gold
Thursday 2nd June 2022 1:50pm Gold
Thursday 2nd June 2022 7:00pm Gold
Thursday 30th June 2022 8:00pm Gold
Wednesday 15th March 2023 8:40pm Gold
Thursday 16th March 2023 1:10am Gold
Thursday 29th June 2023 7:00pm Gold
Friday 30th June 2023 7:45am Gold
Friday 30th June 2023 5:00pm Gold
Monday 7th August 2023 7:25am Gold
Monday 7th August 2023 6:00pm Gold
Sunday 22nd October 2023 9:40pm Gold
Monday 23rd October 2023 7:40pm Gold
Tuesday 28th November 2023 2:50pm Gold
Tuesday 28th November 2023 6:50pm Gold

Cast & crew

Cast
Richard Briers Tom Good
Felicity Kendal Barbara Good
Penelope Keith Margo Leadbetter
Paul Eddington Jerry Leadbetter
Guest cast
Timothy Bateson Arthur Bailey
Roger Pope First Workman
Desmond Callum Jones (as Desmond Cullum-Jones) Second Workman
Writing team
John Esmonde Writer
Bob Larbey Writer
Production team
John Howard Davies Director
John Howard Davies Producer
Ian McKendrick Editor
Paul Munting Production Designer
Sally Nieper Costume Designer
Marianne Ford Make-up Designer
Ron Koplick Lighting Designer
Burt Rhodes Composer
Brian Jones Production Assistant
John Delany Sound Designer

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