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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Grieve for The Good Life? Not this Young One
For comedy-watchers of my vintage, The Good Life was notable chiefly for one thing only: it was the icon of bourgeois entertainment that, in 1983, was ripped to shreds by Vyvyan the punk in The Young Ones.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 3rd March 2013Penelope Keith remembers her co-star Richard Briers
"We were very close... He was kind, generous, a real gentleman and also someone to look up to as an actor"
David Brown, Radio Times, 2nd March 2013The Good Life would never work in modern Britain
The BBC sitcom The Good Life would never work now because viewers would not believe that rich and the poor could live next door to each other, Penelope Keith, one of its stars, has said.
Richard Alleyne, The Telegraph, 26th February 2013Are you a Good or a Leadbetter? Try The Good Life quiz
Fondly recalling the 1970s sitcom, we ask: What is your idea of the perfect lifestyle?
Iain Hollingshead, The Telegraph, 24th February 2013A look at the Silver Jubilee Good Life performance
At the conclusion of the myriad of events surrounding the recent Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebration, I started thinking back to the Silver Jubilee in 1977 when Her Majesty and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, attended a taping of an episode of The Good Life (Good Neighbors in the States), starring Richard Briers, Felicity Kendal, Penelope Keith and Paul Eddington.
Bill Young, Tellyspotting, 12th June 2012Box set club: The Good Life
This 70s tale of self-sufficiency has a warmth and lightness of touch that can brighten even these austere times.
Julia Raeside, The Guardian, 30th August 2011Penelope Keith on the actor/writer relationship
From Behind the Britcom: From Script to Screen, coming to PBS stations nationwide in March 2011, we continue our look at the making of British comedy while celebrating those that pen the programs that make up one of the most intelligent television genre's on the planet.
Bill Young, Tellyspotting, 21st February 2011Penelope 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 2010