Distributor: Acorn
Media UK Certificate: PG | 180
minute
Available to buy Extras: Yes Writers:John
Esmonde and Bob Larbey
ANYONE
IN IT WE KNOW?
Richard
Briers, Felicity Kendal, Penelope Keith, Paul Eddington
WHAT’S
IT ABOUT THEN?
Tom
and Barbara Good (Richard Briers
and Felicity Kendal) surprise
their neighbours by giving up
their 9-5 existence and becoming
self sufficient in the middle of
suburbia, turning their garden
into a full blown allotment,
complete with pigs, chickens and
a goat called Geraldine, their
closest friends are their next
door neighbours Jerry and Margo
Leadbetter (Paul Eddington and
Penelope Keith), Margo is very
much a snob and finds herself
horrified on an almost daily
basis by the antics of Tom and
Barbara.
SO
IS IT ANY GOOD?
By
the time of this third series The Good Life was deservedly one of the
most popular shows on the box, a very funny sitcom elevated to greatness
by the classiness of the performances of the main players. Felicity
Kendal and Richard Briers are just great as Tom and Barbara, always
happy to see the funny side of life, Penelope Keith has the role of a
lifetime as the fussy, snobbish wannabe Margo whilst Paul Eddington’s
Jerry offers an occasional voice of sanity.
There
are great laughs to be had in the six episodes in this two disc set, The
Early Birds sees the Goods trying to change their sleeping patterns to
fall in with the rhythm of the seasons and failing spectacularly, the
fantastic The Happy Event sees The Goods expecting some new arrivals in
the shape of some baby piglets and Whose Fleas Are These in which an
outbreak of fleas at the Goods is actually traced to Margo’s. Vintage
stuff.
The
Good Life is a guaranteed classic and series three is probably the show
at its height, the cast super comfortable in their roles and gelling
together perfectly. Definitely a must see.
ANY
SPECIAL FEATURES?
Mostly
text based the extras include bios of the writers John Esmonde and Bob
Larbey, cast filmographies and production notes.
