All British Comedy Explained… to Abigoliah Schamaun, by Tom Salinsky
2.2: The Good Life. Released 5 March 2026.
In many ways the quintessential domestic BBC sitcom from the 1970s, but there’s a richness to the characters and a snap to the performances which elevates this one. There’s a reason it keeps being repeated. We watched “Say Little Hen” from the first series and the classic “The Wind-Break War” from the third series.
Next time we will be watching Jennifer Saunders’s extraordinary Absolutely Fabulous, series 1 episode 4 “Iso Tank”, and series 5 episode 3 “Panickin’”.
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The podcast
Abigoliah Schamaun
Tom Salinsky
All British Comedy Explained is produced by The Spontaneity Shop. If you enjoy this podcast, why not check out The Guilty Feminist with Deborah Frances-White, Tom’s other podcast Best Pick all about movies, or Abigoliah’s other podcast Neurodivergent Moments.
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