

The Good Companions
1980 · TV · 1 season · 9 episodes
DramaComedy
Overview
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.
Ratings
IMDb
8.5/10
Key crew
- Alan PlaterWriter
- David FanshaweOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- John StrattonJess Oakroyd
- Jeremy NicholasInigo Jolliphant
- Frank MillsJimmy Nunn
- John BlytheJoe Brundit
- Jan FrancisSusie Dean
- Judy CornwellElizabeth Trant
- Bryan PringleMorton Mitcham
- Jo KendallMrs. Joe
- Vivienne MartinElsie Longstaff
- Simon GreenJerry Jerningham
- Leslie SandsNarrator (voice)
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