The Good Life
The Good Life

The Good Life

1975 4 Seasons 28 Episodes ⭐ 7.8 Comedy

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.

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.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

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

EP 2

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

EP 3

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

EP 4

Pig's Lib

The Goods continue their bartering with local suppliers, but Barbara has a misunderstanding while negotiating with the w

EP 5

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

EP 6

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

EP 7

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

EP 1

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

EP 2

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

EP 3

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

EP 4

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

EP 5

Mutiny

Jerry refuses to put up a foreign businessman visiting the company, as it would interfere with Margo's performances as M

EP 6

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

EP 7

Going to Pot?

Tom's inability to repair the roof decides the Goods on joining evening classes in practical subjects, Barbara taking po

EP 1

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

EP 2

The Happy Event

Perky gives birth to her litter, which includes a runt, in the middle of the night, observed by the Goods & Leadbetters.

EP 3

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

EP 4

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

EP 5

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

EP 6

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

EP 7

The Last Posh Frock

Various people mistake Barbara for a man, causing her to doubt her femininity, and when she accidentally tears her last

EP 1

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

EP 2

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

EP 3

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

EP 4

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

EP 5

Suit Yourself

The Goods obtain some sheep fleeces, make their own vegetable dyes, and start making their own clothes using their loom.

EP 6

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

EP 7

Anniversary

Although troubles beset them, the Goods are still glad that they've followed the path of self-sufficiency. Jerry thinks

Popular Cast

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