The Good Companions (1980)
Synopsis
Discontent with his home, his work and his football team, Jess Oakroyd tears up his insurance card and disappears into the night. Intent on going to Nuneaton, he instead finds himself on the ragged edges of showbusiness. We share with him the trials and tribulations of the Good Companions as they tour seaside towns, industrial cities and rural backwaters in their search for success and stardom.
First Air Date: 1980-11-14
Last Air Date: 1981-01-16
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 9
Created By: Alan Plater
Networks: ITV1
Top Cast
- John Stratton as Jess Oakroyd
- Jeremy Nicholas as Inigo Jolliphant
- Frank Mills as Jimmy Nunn
- John Blythe as Joe Brundit
- Jan Francis as Susie Dean
- Judy Cornwell as Elizabeth Trant
- Bryan Pringle as Morton Mitcham
- Jo Kendall as Mrs. Joe
- Vivienne Martin as Elsie Longstaff
- Simon Green as Jerry Jerningham
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None (1980)
Discontent with his home, his work and his football team, Jess Oakroyd tears up his insurance card and disappears into the night. Intent on going to Nuneaton, he instead finds himself on the ragged edges of showbusiness. We share with him the trials and tribulations of the Good Companions as they tour seaside towns, industrial cities and rural backwaters in their search for success and stardom.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: In Which We Meet the Company
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Ep. 2: Miss Trant Pays the Bill
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Ep. 3: Supper at the Royal Standard
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Ep. 4: On the Road
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Ep. 5: Slippin' Round the Corner
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Ep. 6: Stumbling Chronicles
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Ep. 7: A Wind in the Triangle
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Ep. 8: Salvage Work
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Ep. 9: Curtain Call
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