The Good Life Reviews

My fiancee has a thing for 70s comedies, despite being born in 1985, and when I asked 'Whats 'The Good Life'?' she had the dvds whipped out like a flash. 'The Good Life' stars Felicity Kendal and Richard Bryers, and aired for four series from 1975 to 1978. Kendal plays Barbara and Bryers plays Tom, a married couple living in ...  Read the complete review

This is one of my favourite television programmes of all time and I am so pleased that every now and then we are lucky enough to get some episodes repeated on the BBC. Let me tell you more ... What's it called ? The Good Life Is that a play on words ? Yes and no. The main couple had the surname ...  Read the complete review

In my humble opinion one of the best, if not the best, sit com to come out of the BBC has to be The Good Life. Originally broadcast in the 1970's it has been repeated many times and I still find it funny no matter how many times I watch it! The basic premise of the plot is that Tom Good, on reaching his 40th birthday, decides ...  Read the complete review

Good old fashioned British Sitcom, those are the words that sum up `The Good Life` to a tee. John Esmonde and Bob Larbey teamed up in the 1970`s to write this hilarious comedy series, of which four series were made that ran from 1975-1978. I would suppose that The Good Life would be considered far too tame in this day and age ...  Read the complete review

I've been watching The Good Life ever since we got the Gold channel with our Virgin Media package recently. I used to watch it when I was younger, inspired by my dad who was a real aspiring self-sufficiency fan and thought it was funny but very out of date. Roll on 2008 and this superb comedy couldn't be more relevant. Made as ...  Read the complete review

This is a comedy that was originally shown in the 1970's however it can still be seen on the UK Gold cable channel these days. It has an impressive comedy cast and certainly still manages to be funny. Richard Briars stars as a man who decides to wal away from the corporate rat race and convert his modest middle class home into ...  Read the complete review

The Good Life is one of those sit-coms that always leaves you with the 'feel good' factor. Made and set in the 1970s, to watch it today reminds me of how much less aggressive British society was in the 70s. The only four-letter swear word you will hear in this gentle series is 'damn'. Truly good comedy doesn't depend on crude or vulgar ...  Read the complete review

The Good Life is one of those comedies that I believe will stand the test of time as it was funny thirty years ago and can still make you giggle now. I also think it is a show that everyone can enjoy no matter what sex or age as it truly is an outstanding and classic comedy. The Good Life is about Tom and Barbara Good who are ...  Read the complete review

The good life is one of those programs that remind me of my childhood, my mum let me stay up until 7.30 on a Sunday night, just so I could watch this wonderful program. Starring the beautiful Felicity Kendall and charismatic Richard Briers, it captivated me from the second it started until the moment it ended. The ...  Read the complete review

Whilst the great British public were settling back in comfortable armchairs to witness the anecdotes of David Croft and Jimmy Perry once a week, a new breed of comedy writers were climbing, ever so quietly up the ranks.. John Esmonde and Bob Larbey may not have names that are easy to roll off one’s tongue and perhaps aren’t as ...  Read the complete review

Ye gods but the BBC has been responsible for some pretty disappointing television in its time - true enough, they haven't plumbed the depths as consistently or as deeply as ITV and have also created some rare and marvellous gems, but they have often let themselves down badly against the GoodTasteOMeter. In fact, they've ...  Read the complete review

We must have had some good tv shows years ago, because they keep coming back as re-runs, and they gather more fans with every showing. For instance, "The Good Life". The creators and writers of this comedy gave us a brilliant show that made us smile for many seasons. Even now, there are probably people out there ...  Read the complete review

How many sitcom goats can you name? Well, Geraldine from 'The Good Life' is about the only one I can think of, but please enlighten me if I've forgotten any. (Uni from 'Dungeons and Dragons' does not count, because a) it was a unicorn, even if it looked like a goat, and b) the aforementioned programme was not a ...  Read the complete review

On his 40th birthday, Tom Good (Richard Briers) feels dissatisfied with life. Staying up late to try and work out just what he needs to beat 'it', he comes up with his master plan - self-sufficiency. After some careful thinking in the garden, wife Barbara (Felicity Kendal) agrees to give it a go - as long as she ...  Read the complete review

This is one of my favourite comedies, although written in the 1970's it is still relevant to todays audience. Who hasn't dreamt of giving up the rat race of the nine to five and going it alone? It's Tom and Barbara against the world. At first it seems as if the whole world is against them but they soon find reluctant allies ...  Read the complete review

This show is a must see even though produced and screened in the 70's, its timess humour. - Advantages: Hysterical, Timeless, Brilliant acting - Disadvantages: Awful clothes, especially green, jumpers

This 70's sitcom is still funny today, which is more than can be said for most of them from this era. It hasn't really dated much. The setting 1970's Surbiton and Felicity Kendal and Richard Briers (Tom amd Barbara) have decided to give up the rat race and become self sufficient. (A sort of 70's New Age type of ...  Read the complete review

The Good Life is one of the best comedy series ever, in my opinion. Made in the 70's and set in Surbiton, it follows the fortunes of Tom and Barbara Good as they struggle with their chosen way of life - self-sufficiency. Tired of the rat-race, Tom decides to resign from his office job and for him and Barbara to try living ...  Read the complete review