The Good Life, The Thing in the Cellar
Season 1, Episode 5
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First episode of the much-loved seventies sitcom about a couple who decide to become self-sufficient. Tom decides that commuting is no life for a thinking man.
Say Little Hen...Margo and Jerry are slightly perturbed when the Goods start to introduce livestock to Surbiton, but worse is to follow when Tom paints the greenhouse pink!
The Weaker Sex?Classic laughs in the much-loved sitcom. Tom leaves poor Barbara to get an old range into condition for usage, while he messes around in the garden. Typical!
Pig's LibComic complications abound in the self-sufficiency sitcom. Margo is horrified when one of Tom and Barbara's pigs breaks into her garden, prompting a visit to the abattoir.
The Thing in the CellarMuch-loved sitcom that made a sex symbol of Felicity Kendal. Tom builds a generator fuelled by pig dung and has call for it after a fishing trip.
The Pagan RiteTom gets the chance to earn some extra money behind Barbara's back. But he doesn't want to use it to pay boring old bills - but then a furious Barbara finds out.
Backs to the WallTom and Barbara receive some unexpected help when harvest time comes around and Tom sprains his back. Tune in to see Margo dressed for horticultural action!
Show more- About this episode
- Much-loved sitcom that made a sex symbol of Felicity Kendal. Tom builds a generator fuelled by pig dung and has call for it after a fishing trip.
- CastRichard Briers, Felicity Kendal, Penelope Keith
- CrewJohn Davies (Director)
- GenreComedy
- Seasons4
- ChannelU&Gold