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The Good Life: The Complete Collection

By: John Esmonde, Bob Larbey
Narrated by: Felicity Kendal, full cast, Paul Eddington, Penelope Keith, Richard Briers
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Meet Surbiton’s most famous residents; Tom, Barbara, Margo and Jerry.

It is Tom Good's 40th birthday and he feels thoroughly unfulfilled. If only he can discover what 'It' is, and if he can, will his wife Barbara agree to do 'It' with him?

The subsequent and sudden transformation of the Goods’ home into a smallholding causes consternation for Margo and Jerry next door, and they decide it’s their duty to interfere...

So begins The Good Life, the much loved classic sitcom starring Richard Briers, Felicity Kendal, Paul Eddington and Penelope Keith.

The escapades of the mismatched next-door neighbours whose friendship is constantly being tested to the limits are collected here with thirty hilarious episodes from the much loved BBC television series.

Series One: Plough Your Own Furrow, Say Little Hen, The Weaker Sex?, Pig’s Lib, The Thing In The Cellar, The Pagan Rite, Backs To The Wall. Series Two: Just My Bill, The Guru of Surbiton, Mr Fix-It, The Day Peace Broke Out, Mutiny, Home Sweet Home, Going to Pot. Series Three: The Early Birds, The Happy Event, A Tug of the Forelock, I Talk To The Trees, The Wind-Break War, Whose Fleas Are These?, The Last Posh Frock. Series Four: Away From It All, The Green Door, Our Speaker Today, The Weaver’s Tale, Suit Yourself, Sweet and Sour Charity, Anniversary. The Specials: Silly But It’s Fun…, When I’m 65.

©2019 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2019 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
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Can't get enough, I wish there was more. Enjoyed listening to this so much. Timeless humour.

Timeless humour

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A great laugh and walk down memory lane. Penelope Keith does a wonderful job adding narration to the visual gags.

Wonderful Series Presented As A Radio Play

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A classic series with delightful characters and story lines. A very enjoyable listen + two words

Delightful nostalgia

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If you enjoyed the TV show you will probably enjoy this - with Penelope Keith adding some helpful narration when it fails to translate well to audio only…

If you like the TV show…

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This is a memorable collection of 'The Good Life' television series episodes. Unfortunately, much of the humour is visual and is therefore difficult to imagine from 'noises off'. Using Penelope Keith as the narrator is a mistake quite apart from the fact that in many instances her voice can't be heard over the noises she is attempting to describe. As one of the main characters (which she performs exceptionally well), it's inappropriate and confusing to also use her as the narrator. Her upper-class British accent doesn't lend itself well to voice-overs even though it's excellent when in character.

The entire 14 hours is a feast of the best British entertainment.

First class entertainment

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Love the show, love Penelope Keith, love listening to it all too, including the bonus ones!

Adore it

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