Watching The Good Life again (and Yes Minister) it dawns on me - wasn't Felicity ansolutely gorgeous? So, of course, was the writing of both sitcoms, but we knew that.

JK2006 wrote:
Watching The Good Life again (and Yes Minister) it dawns on me - wasn't Felicity ansolutely gorgeous? So, of course, was the writing of both sitcoms, but we knew that.

Oh no, I thought she'd gone for a moment. Very lovely. Pixieish. If that's a word.

She has excellent genetics.

I saw her recently in the theatre and still looks good today, but she is tiny in real life.

What does Yes Minister have to do with anything. She wasn't in that. I'm delighted to see all four series of the Good Life now on Iplayer.

robbiex wrote:
What does Yes Minister have to do with anything. She wasn't in that. I'm delighted to see all four series of the Good Life now on Iplayer.

I agree, it's a good clean comedy, but we know in real life the Goods and Leadbitters would be swingers. It is Surrey after all.

When they did 2 episodes about pigs, you knew they were running out of ideas.

Green Man wrote:
robbiex wrote:
What does Yes Minister have to do with anything. She wasn't in that. I'm delighted to see all four series of the Good Life now on Iplayer.

I agree, it's a good clean comedy, but we know in real life the Goods and Leadbitters would be swingers. It is Surrey after all.

When they did 2 episodes about pigs, you knew they were running out of ideas.

I don't know about swinging, but living in Surrey, I think they probably wouldn't be talking to each other. other than to complain about something. The Good Life would probably still be a success if it was made today. The only thing that wouldn't fly would be when Margot showed her disdain at the new neighbours having Indian sounding names.

robbiex wrote:
Green Man wrote:
robbiex wrote:
What does Yes Minister have to do with anything. She wasn't in that. I'm delighted to see all four series of the Good Life now on Iplayer.

I agree, it's a good clean comedy, but we know in real life the Goods and Leadbitters would be swingers. It is Surrey after all.

When they did 2 episodes about pigs, you knew they were running out of ideas.

I don't know about swinging, but living in Surrey, I think they probably wouldn't be talking to each other. other than to complain about something. The Good Life would probably still be a success if it was made today. The only thing that wouldn't fly would be when Margot showed her disdain at the new neighbours having Indian sounding names.

Not forgetting, she thought the new' Canadian flag was silly also.

Did she watch Top Cat and think Yanks talk this?

Only a handful of UK sitcoms were successful. Most were one-season wonders and rightly so.

I don't remember this one at all, although I do remember one called "Solos" by Carla Lane and starring Felicity Kendal. it flopped, whereas "To the Manor Born" with Penelope Keith was a massive success. Looking back on it, its hard to see why it was so successful. I guess it was more of the will-they-won't-they romance rather than any comedic value.

To the Manor Born was massive in the States. Many Yanks thought all English people spoke like that and lived in big houses.

Not forgetting they used to think Brits ate cucumber sandwiches and pots of tea from posh teapots and cups.

When I was in the States, a New Yorker was upset that Londoners didn't act like David Tomlinson in Mary Poppins, and there was no circus at Piccadilly Circus.

Anything written by Carla Lane was crap, even a lot of Scousers hated Bread. I don't think it was shown in the States but Brush Strokes was shown there; it did not take off.

Even Ronnie Barker had a couple of turkeys. Clarence-about a short sighted country bumpkin, and The Magnificent Evans in which he played an eccentric Welsh photographer. Both about as funny as a double hernia.

Recent article in Hello magazine:

Exclusive: Felicity Kendal on gardening, The Good Life and how the King has ‘got it right’

Very interesting article. I see she lost her partner and former husband in 2023. This could explain why she has been so busy recently doing 2 theatre tours with "Noises Off" and one with Matthew Kelly last year. They say keeping busy is the best way to overcome grief and stave off loneliness.

Green Man wrote:
Did she watch Top Cat and think Yanks talk this?

Only a handful of UK sitcoms were successful. Most were one-season wonders and rightly so.




Yep, it's Top Cat IMHO.