The Good Life (1975 TV series)
| The Good Life | |
|---|---|
Opening credits of The Good Life | |
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | John Esmonde and Bob Larbey |
| Starring | Richard Briers Felicity Kendal Penelope Keith Paul Eddington |
| Theme music composer | Burt Rhodes |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 30 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer | John Howard Davies |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC1 |
| Release | 4 April 1975 – 10 June 1978 |
| Related | |
| Life Beyond the Box: Margo Leadbetter | |
The Good Life (known as Good Neighbors in the United States) is a British sitcom, produced by BBC television. It ran from 4 April 1975 to 10 June 1978 on BBC1 and was written by Bob Larbey and John Esmonde. Opening with the midlife crisis of Tom Good, a 40-year-old plastics designer, it relates the joys and setbacks he and his wife Barbara experience when they attempt to escape a modern "rat race" lifestyle by "becoming totally self-sufficient" in their suburban house in Surbiton. In 2004, it came ninth in Britain's Best Sitcom. The lead roles are taken by Richard Briers and Felicity Kendal.