The Good Life (1975)

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The Good Life brings laughter and hope to suburbia!

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.

• Released: 1975-04-04
• Genres: Comedy
• Seasons: 4, 28 episodes
• Episode length: 30m
• Network: BBC One
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 7.7/10 from 46 votes

Created by John Esmonde, Bob Larbey.

Top cast

• Richard Briers as Tom Good
• Felicity Kendal as Barbara Good
• Paul Eddington as Jerry Leadbetter
• Penelope Keith as Margo Leadbetter

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Good Life

• United Kingdom: stream on Sky Go, Now TV, ITVX Premium; watch free on BBC iPlayer; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Britbox Apple TV channel
• Australia: stream on BINGE, Foxtel Now, BritBox, Britbox Apple TV channel, BritBox Amazon Channel; buy on Apple TV Store

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