Editing British sitcom (section)

===''The Good Life''===
''[[The Good Life (1975 TV series)|The Good Life]]'' (1975–1978), written by [[Esmonde and Larbey|Bob Larbey and John Esmonde]], aired on [[BBC 1|BBC1]] for 30 episodes over four series and two specials. The final episode was recorded in the presence of [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|the Queen]] to mark her Silver Jubilee; it was reputedly one of her favourite shows.<ref>Eddington, Paul. ''So Far, So Good''. Hodder Paperbacks; New edition (6 Jun 1996). {{ISBN|978-0340654019}}</ref> [[Felicity Kendal]] and Richard Briers starred as Barbara and Tom Goode – a middle-class suburban couple who decide to quit the [[rat race]] and become self-sufficient, much to the consternation of their snooty but well-meaning neighbour Margo, played by [[Penelope Keith]], and her down-to-earth husband Jerry, played by [[Paul Eddington]]. The opening theme was composed by [[Burt Rhodes]].<ref>[https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/uk-travel/england/london-travel/burt-rhodes-3qggrq3k507 Burt Rhodes obituary], ''The Times'' 11 July 2003</ref> In 2004, ''The Good Life'' came 9th in ''Britain's Best Sitcom''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbcattic.org/sitcom/winner.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013160237/http://www.bbcattic.org/sitcom/winner.shtml|title=BBC – Britain's Best Sitcom – Vote|archive-date=13 October 2014|work=bbcattic.org}}</ref> After its success, the four main cast members were given their own "vehicles" commissioned by the then Head of Comedy and producer of ''The Good Life'', [[John Howard Davies]]. The series provided [[Felicity Kendal]] with her big break on television and significantly boosted her career on stage.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://website.thejc.com/home.aspx?AId=46954&ATypeId=1&search=true2&srchstr=++%22felicity+kendal+%22&srchtxt=0&srchhead=1&srchauthor=0&srchsandp=0&scsrch=0|title=Felicity Kendal's good (Jewish) life|date=26 October 2006|work=The Jewish Chronicle|access-date=2 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052106/http://website.thejc.com/home.aspx?AId=46954&ATypeId=1&search=true2&srchstr=++%22felicity+kendal+%22&srchtxt=0&srchhead=1&srchauthor=0&srchsandp=0&scsrch=0
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