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The Goodies is a British television comedy series shown in the 1970s and early 1980s, which starred Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie. The series, which combines surreal sketches and situation comedy, was broadcast by the BBC, initially on BBC2 but soon repeated on BBC1,[1] from 1970 until 1980. The final seven-episode series was made by LWT and shown on ITV in 1981–1982.
During the course of the programme, 76 episodes of The Goodies aired, including two specials over nine series.
Since the death of Tim Brooke-Taylor from COVID-19 complications on 12 April 2020, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie are the two surviving cast members.
Series overview
Episodes
Series 1 (1970)
Series 2 (1971–72)
Specials (1972)
Series 3 (1973)
Series 4 (1973–74)
Series 5 (1975)
Series 6 (1976)
Series 7 (1977)
Series 8 (1980)
Series 9 (1981–82)
The Goodies episodes in DVD format
DVD and pre-recorded VHS releases of episodes
Series One
Series Two
BBC title "The Goodies B"
Series Three
BBC title "The Goodies Series Three A"
Series Four
BBC title "The Goodies Series Three B"
Series Five
BBC title "The Goodies 1974 / The Goodies Autumn 1974 (last six episodes)"
Series Six
BBC title "The Goodies: Series Five / Series V"
Series Seven
BBC title "The Goodies: Autumn 1977"
Series Eight
Series Nine
VHS releases
1980s
"The Goodies (1982)" — Thorn EMI Video
"The Goodies and the Beanstalk (1983)" — BBC Enterprises Limited
"The Goodies (1986)" — Thorn EMI Video
1990s
"Look out! It's ... The Goodies: Kitten Kong (1994)" — BBC Enterprises Limited
"Look out! It's ... The Goodies: The Goodies and the Beanstalk (1994)" — BBC Enterprises Limited
2000s
"The Goodies ...At Last (2003)" — Network DVD
- Tower of London
- Gender Education
- Kitten Kong (72' Montreux)
- The Goodies and the Beanstalk
- Kung Fu Kapers
- Lighthouse Keeping Loonies
- Earthanasia
- Saturday Night Grease
"The Goodies ...At Last a Second Helping (2005)" — Network DVD
- Radio Goodies
- Come Dancing
- The Movies
- South Africa
- Bunfight at the O.K. Tea Rooms
- The End
- Scoutrageous
- Punky Business
"The Goodies: The Complete LWT Series (2007)" — Network DVD
2010s
"The Goodies ...At Last - Back for More, Again (2010)" — Network DVD
- Cecily
- The Music Lovers
- The New Office
- The Goodies Rule - O.K.?
- Camelot
- It Might as Well Be String
- 2001 & A Bit
- Royal Command
"The Goodies: The Complete BBC Collection (2018)" — Network DVD
Contains all 69 episodes of the BBC series.
"The Goodies: The Complete Collection (2019)"[3] — Network DVD
Contains all 76 episodes of the series, plus extras from The Complete BBC Collection and The Complete LWT Series.
See also
- The Goodies discography
- The Goodies videography — the Goodies on DVD and VHS
Sources
- The Complete Goodies — Robert Ross, B T Batsford, London, 2000
- The Goodies Rule OK — Robert Ross, Carlton Books Ltd, Sydney, 2006
- From Fringe to Flying Circus — Celebrating a Unique Generation of Comedy 1960–1980 — Roger Wilmut, Eyre Methuen Ltd, 1980
- The Goodies Episode Summaries — Brett Allender
- The Goodies — Fact File — Matthew K. Sharp
References
- ^ The Penguin TV Companion (2nd Edition) — Jeff Evans, Penguin Books Ltd., London, 2003
- ^ "The Official Goodies Rule - OK! Fan Club Website - Articles/Guides".
- ^ "The Goodies [DVD]". Amazon UK. Network. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
External links
- BBC page - information about Goodies episodes