The Good Companions — Season 1
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 ed
About this season
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.
Episodes (9)
1. In Which We Meet the Company
Aired 14 November 1980 • 55 min
2. Miss Trant Pays the Bill
Aired 21 November 1980 • 55 min
3. Supper at the Royal Standard
Aired 28 November 1980 • 55 min
4. On the Road
Aired 5 December 1980 • 55 min
5. Slippin' Round the Corner
Aired 12 December 1980 • 55 min
6. Stumbling Chronicles
Aired 19 December 1980 • 55 min
7. A Wind in the Triangle
Aired 26 December 1980 • 55 min
8. Salvage Work
Aired 2 January 1981 • 55 min
9. Curtain Call
Aired 16 January 1981 • 55 min