Seasons & Episodes
Plough Your Own Furrow
After he has celebrated his 40th birthday Tom decides that he is unhappy with his life style so he packs his job in, far
Say Little Hen ...
The Goods install the first chickens in their chicken coop, but they prove slow to lay their first eggs. Incensed by the
The Weaker Sex?
Tom buys an old-fashioned range for their kitchen from a passing rag-and-bone man, but Barbara becomes irate when she en
Pig's Lib
The Goods continue their bartering with local suppliers, but Barbara has a misunderstanding while negotiating with the w
The Thing in the Cellar
Tom puts the finishing touches to their own electricity generator in the cellar, which runs on their animals' waste. He
The Pagan Rite
In order to pay for a treat for Barbara, Tom takes a short contract from his old firm, and tries to keep it a secret fro
Backs to the Wall
While starting the harvest, Tom injures his back digging,and since Margo and Jerry are on holiday Barbara is left to loo
Just My Bill
The Goods are faced with paying their rates bill (local property tax). They try to sell their harvest surplus to raise m
The Guru of Surbiton
The Goods take in a student couple for a week, to help them with the work on the smallholding. The couple rapidly become
Mr. Fix-It
A journalist writes a freelance article on the Goods and their way of life. Margo tries to muscle in to promote her fort
The Day Peace Broke Out
Leeks start to go missing from the front garden, and Tom initially suspects Margo. When he discovers the real culprit, h
Mutiny
Jerry refuses to put up a foreign businessman visiting the company, as it would interfere with Margo's performances as M
Home Sweet Home
A boar-walker visits the Goods' remaining pig, and recommends they move to a larger smallholding that he knows is for sa
Going to Pot?
Tom's inability to repair the roof decides the Goods on joining evening classes in practical subjects, Barbara taking po
The Early Birds
The pressure of work sowing the new season's crops requires the Goods to make the most of the daylight hours. The distur
The Happy Event
Perky gives birth to her litter, which includes a runt, in the middle of the night, observed by the Goods & Leadbetters.
A Tug of the Forelock
The need for some means of transport to replace the broken trolley causes Tom to modify the rotavator. To pay for its fu
I Talk to the Trees
A fellow allotment holder claims that talking and playing music to his plants gives better yields, so Tom decides to do
The Wind-Break War
The Goods are furious when they learn that Margo is planning to put up a large wind-break that will shade their new frui
Whose Fleas are These?
The Goods find they have fleas, which they initially believe are from their animals. Then they remember that they have j
The Last Posh Frock
Various people mistake Barbara for a man, causing her to doubt her femininity, and when she accidentally tears her last
Away from It All
When the poor harvest and other tribulations of life get to the Goods, the Leadbetters suggest they go away on a short b
The Green Door
The Goods need some fertiliser for their land in preparation for sowing the new season's crops. When they try getting it
Our Speaker Today
When Margo's society's guest speaker pulls out at short notice, Barbara agrees to give a talk about self-sufficiency. Sh
The Weaver's Tale
When Margo buys a spinning wheel, Tom buys a loom so that the Goods can borrow the spinning wheel and make their own clo
Suit Yourself
The Goods obtain some sheep fleeces, make their own vegetable dyes, and start making their own clothes using their loom.
Sweet and Sour Charity
Tom sets his eye on the contents of the other neighbors' heating oil tank when they move out. Barbara just manages to co
Anniversary
Although troubles beset them, the Goods are still glad that they've followed the path of self-sufficiency. Jerry thinks
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