The BEST episodes of The Good Life (1975) season 4
Every episode of The Good Life (1975) season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Good Life (1975) season 4!
The Good Life stars Richard Briers and Felicity Kendal as Tom and Barbara Good, a middle class suburban couple who on Tom's 40th birthday decide to turn their Surbiton home into a self sufficient allotment. They grow their own food, keep farm animals and have sold or bartered all of their electrical appliances as they have no electricity. This creates friction with their best friends and next door neighbours, the Leadbetters (Jerry and Margo) played by Paul Eddington and Penelope Keith. But even though the Goods have lowered the tone of the neighbourhood in the Leadbetters eyes they still can't help but be best of friends. The show was known as Good Neighbors when it aired in the US.
#1 - Suit Yourself
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/8/1977
The Goods obtain some sheep fleeces, make their own vegetable dyes, and start making their own clothes using their loom. Jerry's boss decides to retire, and invites three potential successors to dinner to choose who to appoint.
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#2 - Anniversary
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/22/1977
Although troubles beset them, the Goods are still glad that they've followed the path of self-sufficiency. Jerry thinks he's failed to succeed Andy as head of JJM. Margo installs a burglar alarm system, but the Goods think they've no need of one, as they've nothing left to steal.
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#3 - Away From It All
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/10/1977
When the poor harvest and other tribulations of life get to the Goods, the Leadbetters suggest they go away on a short break, and volunteer to look after things while they're away. But can they be trusted?
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#4 - Our Speaker Today
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/24/1977
When Margo's society's guest speaker pulls out at short notice, Barbara agrees to give a talk about self-sufficiency. She's so good that Lady Truscott asks her to do several other talks, but it interferes with maintaining the animals & crops.
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#5 - The Weaver's Tale
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/1/1977
When Margo buys a spinning wheel, Tom buys a loom so that the Goods can borrow the spinning wheel and make their own clothes. However, Barbara has just convinced Jerry to forbid Margo to spend any more money, and the spinning wheel purchase is canceled. It looks like the loom is a white elephant.
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#6 - The Green Door
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/17/1977
The Goods need some fertiliser for their land in preparation for sowing the new season's crops. When they try getting it from the pony club that Margo belongs to, they find that although she pretends to, she hasn't been going recently. The Goods wonder where she's been going instead.
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#7 - Sweet and Sour Charity
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/15/1977
Tom sets his eye on the contents of the other neighbours' heating oil tank when they move out. Barbara just manages to convince him that it would be stealing. Then they get permission to take it.
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