Good Neighbors - Complete Series 1-3 Cast: Richard Briers, Felicity Kendal, Penelope Keith, Paul Eddington
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- DVD Release Date: 06/14/2005
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- Sales Rank: 734
Features
Closed Caption; Interviews with cast, crew, and celebrity fans; Cast biographies; Trailers
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Side #1 -- Series 1
1. Life Begins at Forty [4:38]
2. JJM Limited [4:00]
3. The Sixth Floor [4:47]
4. The It Business [4:37]
5. Breaking the Circle [5:02]
6. Dancing in the Goldfish Pond [4:36]
1. Arrival of the Goat [5:06]
2. Nourishment [3:40]
3. Jerry Takes Steps [4:25]
4. "Sir" for Dinner [2:52]
5. A Desk Waiting for You [5:17]
6. Chicken for Dinner? [5:39]
1. The Rag-and-Bone Man [6:24]
2. The Range [5:18]
3. Margo's Dress [4:47]
4. Barbara Breaks Down [3:08]
5. Silly Little Arguments [5:01]
6. Another Problem Solved [5:08]
1. Barter [4:00]
2. Margo vs. the Livestock [6:22]
3. Mr. Carter [5:38]
4. The Piglets Escape [2:59]
5. Margo Makes Amends [4:25]
6. Waiting for Tom [3:51]
1. The Generator [4:25]
2. And Behold, There Was Light! [4:11]
3. Rejoicing [5:23]
4. Fishing Invitation [4:38]
5. The Catch [3:04]
6. On Jerry's Watch [7:15]
1. Cobbling [4:38]
2. The Offer [4:33]
3. Do You Miss Anything? [3:36]
4. The Sly Acceptance [4:24]
5. The Great Dirty Black Lie [4:53]
6. The Seduction of the Year [7:11]
1. Harvest Time [6:25]
2. Tom's Back [5:08]
3. The Aftermath [3:16]
4. Spirit of the Blitz [4:14]
5. A Surbiton Miracle [3:41]
6. What Are Friends For? [3:36]
Side #2 -- Series 2
1. The Surplus [7:27]
2. The Runcible Spoon [4:45]
3. In a Pickle [3:25]
4. Trading Without a License [4:09]
5. Obstacles [3:50]
6. The Rates Office [5:08]
1. The Allotments [7:19]
2. Guy and Ruth [4:19]
3. Young Love [2:36]
4. Margo's Meeting [4:04]
5. The Commune [5:15]
6. A Boring Traditionalist [5:06]
1. Mending Time [4:55]
2. You're Going to Be a Star [3:16]
3. The Interview [5:19]
4. The Observer [7:17]
5. Local Celebrity [3:38]
6. The Gutter Press [4:08]
1. Pinched Leeks [3:07]
2. Moral Decline [4:41]
3. Citizen's Arrest [3:43]
4. Day in Court [6:28]
5. Today You Are Free! [3:31]
6. Making Amends [7:49]
1. Golf With "Sir" [3:36]
2. The Sound of Margo [6:28]
3. Opening Night [5:19]
4. The Leading Lady Arrives [5:18]
5. The Case for Jerry [4:13]
6. Back to JJM [3:28]
1. Alas, Poor Perky [3:23]
2. New Neighbors [4:16]
3. Mr. May's Integrated System [5:37]
4. Planning the Move [4:41]
5. One Little Emotional Reason [6:00]
6. Another Living Fairy Tale [4:48]
1. Crash Course in Roofmanship [5:48]
2. The Studio [4:13]
3. Margo Quits [3:41]
4. Dis and Aster [4:34]
5. Like a Duck to Water [6:52]
6. Cottage Industry [5:12]
Side #3 -- Series 3
1. The Rotary Cultivator Grand Prix [3:06]
2. The Non-Stoop Goodoscope [5:24]
3. Nature's Clock [3:37]
4. In Bed [5:43]
5. Overtired [3:50]
6. The Party Next Door [8:15]
1. Icing the Garden [5:44]
2. Transport Problem Solved [6:20]
3. The Main Event [4:20]
4. Rescuing the Runt [3:17]
5. Touch and Go [4:05]
6. We Won [4:51]
1. Margo's Crisis [5:48]
2. Efficient Transport [3:07]
3. Beds Do Not Make Themselves [5:45]
4. In Margo's Employ [4:08]
5. Noble Peasants [3:32]
6. Pigeonholes [5:46]
1. The Brotherhood of Creation [5:48]
2. Music Society [5:16]
3. The Experiment [7:11]
4. Bandolero [2:55]
5. The Election [4:46]
6. Stunting Douglas's Growth [3:33]
1. Sylvan Charm [7:07]
2. Out of Spite [4:29]
3. Margo Keeps Her Word [4:44]
4. Jumping to Conclusions [2:58]
5. Wife Swapping [3:19]
6. Starchy [7:15]
1. Good Old Range [5:02]
2. Bath at the Leadbetters [4:40]
3. I've Got Fleas! [5:02]
4. The Postman [4:07]
5. Are You Itching? [3:53]
6. Disinfestation [7:06]
1. One of the Lads [5:53]
2. Barbara's Best Frock [3:38]
3. An Old Schoolfriend for Dinner [5:01]
4. Eileen [5:54]
5. Women, Eh? [3:30]
6. Barbara's Night [5:47]
Side #4 -- Special Features
1. Deck the Halls [4:23]
2. Christmas Comes in a Van [5:30]
3. Homemade Crackers [3:28]
4. Christmas Is Canceled [3:41]
5. The Festivities [4:44]
6. Margo Joins In [4:58]
Editorial Reviews
This mid-'70s BBC comedy, known as The Good Life in the U.K., employs a traditional sitcom structure while exploring the counterculture spirit of the time; specifically, the back-to-the-land movement. The basic premise has Tom Good (played by Richard Briers) and his wife, Barbara (Felicity Kendal), opting out of the rat race to become totally self-sufficient within the confines of their home in the London suburb of Surbiton. Raising animals and growing their own crops for food, the Goods often implement outlandish schemes, much to the consternation of their conservative, social-climbing neighbors, Margot (Penelope Keith) and Jerry Leadbetter (Paul Eddington). This box set collects all 21 episodes of the first three seasons, which include some nifty ones. In "Say Little Hen," the Leadbetters learn the extent of the Goods' new lifestyle and are appalled. "The Thing in the Cellar" finds Tom searching for alternate food sources when a load of dung winds up in his basement. When two students arrive to lend Tom some assistance, his rebellious nature inspires them, and he becomes the unwitting "Guru of Surbiton." "Going to Pot" is a great showcase for Penelope Keith, as Margot becomes jealous of an artistically gifted neighbor and takes up pottery to prove her own mettle. "The Wind-Break War," one of the last episodes in Season 3, chronicles the development of a full-blown feud between the Goods and the Leadbetters. What really made The Good Neighbors work so well, and what keeps it fresh several decades later, is the chemistry among the principals. As is often the case with Britain’s best sitcoms, the actors inhabit their roles so thoroughly that it almost seems like reality TV, only better. Ed Hulse, Barnes & Noble
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