The Good Companions

The Good Companions

Limited Series 1980 · 9 eps · ★ 9.0 · Drama, Comedy

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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.

Created by Alan Plater

Network: ITV1

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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)
Margaret Courtenay Lady Partlit

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