The Good Life

Before the days of Horne & Corden and Little Britain, there was a time when British comedies didn't rely on bodily functions and fat people for gags. Classic sitcoms such as The Good Life, To The Manor Born, Moving and No Job For A Lady relied on witty scripts, gentle humour and, most importantly, talented stars. Gluing all the above shows together with her inimitable dim, posho act was Penelope Anne Constance Keith Cbe. Keith may not be one of comedy's greatest radicals, her shows are always fluffy and life-affirming rather than gritty or realistic, but she has mastered the art of playing a two-dimensional
By Alex Fletcher

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Veteran British actor Richard Briers has been interviewed on the Digital Spy website, covering naturally his memorable shows The Good Life, Ever Decreasing Circles and of course his appearances in Doctor Who (Paradise Towers, as the Chief Caretaker) and Torchwood (A Day in the Death as Henry Parker). On the matter of Torchwood - about which he is quizzed directly, Briers remarks: "I was bed-ridden for most of it, just lying there trying to remember the next line! The trouble with that...
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