The Good Companions
tv show
9 total episodes
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1 seasons
First Aired November 14, 1980
Overview
The Good Companions is a nine-part British television miniseries based on J. B. Priestley's 1929 novel of the same name. Produced by Yorkshire Television for ITV, the series stars John Stratton, Jeremy Nicholas, Frank Mills, John Blythe, and Leslie Sands. 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.
Cast
John Stratton
as
Jess Oakroyd
Jeremy Nicholas
as
Inigo Jolliphant
Frank Mills
as
Jimmy Nunn
John Blythe
as
Joe Brundit
Jan Francis
as
Susie Dean
Judy Cornwell
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Elizabeth Trant
Bryan Pringle
as
Morton Mitcham
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Jo Kendall
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Mrs. Joe
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Vivienne Martin
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Elsie Longstaff
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Simon Green
as
Jerry Jerningham
Leslie Sands
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Narrator (voice)
Margaret Courtenay
as
Lady Partlit
Crew
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Alan Pickford
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Production Design
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Mike Long
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Production Design
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Bill Hays
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Director
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Leonard Lewis
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Director
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Leonard Lewis
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Producer
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David Cunliffe
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Executive Producer
David Fanshawe
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Original Music Composer
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Alan Plater
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Writer
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J. B. Priestley
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Novel