The Good Companions

PG1980•55m

DramaComedy

The Good Companions is a nine-part British television miniseries based on J. B. Priestley's 1929 novel of the same name. Produced by Yorkshire Television for ITV, the series stars John Stratton, Jeremy Nicholas, Frank Mills, John Blythe, and Leslie Sands. 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.

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Production

Yorkshire Television

Language

Status

Ended

First Aired

November 14, 1980

Last Aired

January 16, 1981

Networks

ITV1

Created By

Alan Plater

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

In Which We Meet the Company

Air date: 1980-11-14

Miss Trant Pays the Bill

Air date: 1980-11-21

Supper at the Royal Standard

Air date: 1980-11-28

On the Road

Air date: 1980-12-05

Slippin' Round the Corner

Air date: 1980-12-12

Stumbling Chronicles

Air date: 1980-12-19

A Wind in the Triangle

Air date: 1980-12-26

Salvage Work

Air date: 1981-01-02

Curtain Call

Air date: 1981-01-16

Cast

John Stratton

Jess Oakroyd

Jeremy Nicholas

Inigo Jolliphant

Frank Mills

Jimmy Nunn

John Blythe

Joe Brundit

Jan Francis

Susie Dean

Judy Cornwell

Elizabeth Trant

Bryan Pringle

Morton Mitcham

Jo Kendall

Mrs. Joe

Vivienne Martin

Elsie Longstaff

Simon Green

Jerry Jerningham

Leslie Sands

Narrator (voice)

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