Amazon.com Here are the final seven episodes of the 1970s British comedy series, Good Neighbors (entitled The Good Life in England), a show that brilliantly captures the Zeitgeist of the '70s. The Goods, who quit the rat race for a life of subsistence farming, are next-door neighbors to the Ledbetters, some of the fastest rat-race runners around. At first, Margot and Jerry Ledbetter are horrified to see Tom and Barbara Good turn their tiny yard into a series of animal pens and vegetable gardens. But by the final episodes, the two couples have learned how to tolerate their differences and are the best of friends. There's an endless source of humor in this classic dichotomy of rich versus poor, snooty versus earthy. "Troglodytes!" the Ledbetters slam the Goods. "Gracious livers!" the Goods retaliate. There is also an abundant supply of silly scenes involving the Goods' suburban menagerie. The episode in which their chicken boards a passing bus goes delightfully over the edge. The British have always had a wonderful knack for poking fun at themselves, and this knack reaches a pinnacle in statuesque comedienne Penelope Keith's indelible creation of the character Margot Ledbetter. She's the quintessential status-obsessed snob, so preposterously genteel that she can wring three syllables out of the word "no." Keith's performance, especially, keeps Good Neighbors as fresh and funny as the day it was made. --Laura Mirsky --This text refers to the VHS Tape edition. From the Back Cover The complete final series and the grand finale special episode of this BBC comedy classic. Just how different can neighbors be and still be neighborly? While the Goods struggle to live off the land without leaving their suburban London home, the snooty Leadbetters struggle with living next door to the down-to-earth Goods. Here are the final seven episodes plus The Royal Command Performance, a special episode filmed before a live audience of special guests that included Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. The Queen is shown arriving in the studio and greeting cast and crew members after the taping. Episodes include: Away From It All, The Green Door, Our Speaker Today, The Weaver's Tale, Suit Yourself, Sweet and Sour Charity and Anniversary. DVD SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE: exclusive video interview with series writer and co-creator Bob Larbey, cast and crew bios and episode selection.
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