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• 1975

• Sitcom
• Comedy

• 15

Summary

British sitcom following suburbanites Tom and Barbara Good (Richard Briers and Felicity Kendal) as they decide to leave the rat race and become entirely self-sufficient.

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Credits

Cast

rolenameTom GoodRichard BriersBarbara GoodFelicity KendalMargo LeadbetterPenelope KeithJerry LeadbetterPaul Eddington

Crew

rolenameWriterBob LarbeyWriterJohn EsmondeDirectorPaul Munting

Seasons

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Season 3

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Season 1

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News & features about The Good Life

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  Penelope Keith – The Good Life and To the Manor Born legend – dies, aged 86
  
  The actress was best known for starring in sitcoms The Good Life and To the Manor Born.

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  The Good Life at 50 – Felicity Kendal on sitcom's evergreen appeal
  
  As the popular BBC comedy lights the candles for a landmark birthday, star Felicity Kendal and fan John O'Farrell sum up its evergreen appeal.

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  Meet the men and women who gave up their day jobs for the good life
  
  Kate Humble meets the entrepreneurs who will never again face the Monday morning dread...

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  BBC schedules special Penelope Keith night to celebrate TV legend's life and career
  
  The retrospective Penelope Keith Remembers... To the Manor Born will be among the programme's being shown later this month.

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  Ian McKellen stars in first look at "life-affirming" new film featuring Doctor Who and British comedy legends
  
  McKellen stars alongside Roger Allam in an upcoming adaptation of stage play Frank & Percy – with the star-studded cast also including the likes of Stephen Fry, Joanna Lumley and Ncuti Gatwa.

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  Channel 5 confirms schedule change for new Penelope Keith documentary following star's death
  
  The Good Life: Farewell Penelope Keith will pay tribute to the late actor.

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  Penelope Keith remembers her Good Life 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”

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  Rosamund Pike wishes she could do a James Bond film again
  
  The pair lead the cast of new Netflix comedy Ladies First – and spoke to Radio Times for our Film Flashbacks series.

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  The Summit cast: Meet the contestants in Ben Shephard's new adventure series
  
  Who will make it to the top?

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  Radio Times remembers Penelope Keith with exclusive archive interview: "It's very sad that 'sitcom' has become a pejorative term"
  
  Keith has died at the age of 86.

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  Ghosts legend Simon Farnaby talks movie spin-off
  
  "We were just not finished with Ghosts. We thought about a stage show for a bit and then eventually had a great idea for a movie. It’s the right sort of different flavour to the TV show."

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  Has the rise of the "sad-com" killed studio sitcoms with a live audience?
  
  Traditional sitcoms have made way for a quieter type of comedy.

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  Chris Packham transforms into a caveman on this week's cover
  
  How did we get here? Chris Packham gets naked to reveal the secrets of evolution.

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  Nine Perfect Strangers lets us take a walk on the wild side without leaving our sofas
  
  The show recently returned to Amazon Prime Video.

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  Doctor Who reveals new details about Sacha Dhawan's Master in spin-off stories
  
  The Doctor's arch-nemesis takes centre stage in two new Big Finish box sets.

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