The Goodies is a British television comedy series shown in the 1970s and early 1980s, which starred Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie. The series, which combines surreal sketches and situation comedy, was broadcast by the BBC, initially on BBC2 but soon repeated on BBC1,[1] from 1970 until 1980. The final seven-episode series was made by LWT and shown on ITV in 1981–1982.
During the course of the programme, 76 episodes of The Goodies aired, including two specials over nine series.
Since the death of Tim Brooke-Taylor from COVID-19 complications on 12 April 2020, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie are the two surviving cast members.
Series overview
Episodes
Series 1 (1970)
Series 2 (1971–72)
Specials (1972)
Series 3 (1973)
Series 4 (1973–74)
Series 5 (1975)
Series 6 (1976)
Series 7 (1977)
Series 8 (1980)
Series 9 (1981–82)
DVD and pre-recorded VHS releases of episodes
Series One
No. |
Prod. |
Episode titles |
DVD releases |
VHS pre-recorded releases |
Original TV broadcast dates
|
101 |
11/5/0/2521 |
Tower of London |
DVD |
VHS |
8 November 1970
|
102 |
11/5/0/2524 |
Snooze |
DVD |
- |
15 November 1970
|
103 |
11/5/0/2523 |
Give Police a Chance |
DVD |
- |
22 November 1970
|
104 |
11/5/0/2522 |
Caught in the Act |
DVD |
- |
29 November 1970
|
105 |
11/5/0/2526 |
The Greenies |
DVD |
- |
6 December 1970
|
106 |
11/5/0/2525 |
Cecily |
DVD |
- |
13 December 1970
|
107 |
11/5/0/2527 |
Radio Goodies |
DVD |
- |
20 December 1970
|
Series Two
BBC title "The Goodies B"
Series Three
BBC title "The Goodies Series Three A"
Series Four
BBC title "The Goodies Series Three B"
Series Five
BBC title "The Goodies 1974 / The Goodies Autumn 1974 (last six episodes)"
Series Six
BBC title "The Goodies: Series Five / Series V"
Series Seven
BBC title "The Goodies: Autumn 1977"
No. |
Prod. |
Episode titles |
DVD releases |
VHS pre-recorded releases |
Original TV broadcast dates
|
701 |
01157/2001 |
Alternative Roots |
DVD |
- |
1 November 1977
|
702 |
01157/2002 |
Dodonuts |
DVD |
- |
8 November 1977
|
703 |
01157/2004 |
Scoutrageous |
DVD |
VHS |
22 November 1977
|
704 |
01157/2005 |
Punky Business |
DVD |
- |
29 November 1977
|
705 |
01157/2003 |
Royal Command |
DVD |
- |
6 December 1977
|
706 |
01157/2006 |
Earthanasia |
DVD |
VHS |
22 December 1977
|
Series Eight
Series Nine
No. |
Prod. |
Episode titles |
DVD releases |
VHS pre-recorded releases |
Original TV broadcast dates
|
901 |
90329 |
Snow White 2 |
DVD |
- |
27 December 1981
|
902 |
90327 |
Robot |
DVD |
VHS |
9 January 1982
|
903 |
90325 |
Football Crazy |
DVD |
VHS |
16 January 1982
|
904 |
90328 |
Big Foot |
DVD |
VHS |
23 January 1982
|
905 |
90326 |
Change of Life |
DVD |
VHS |
30 January 1982
|
906 |
90330 |
Holiday |
DVD |
- |
6 February 1982
|
907 |
90331 |
Animals Are People Too |
DVD |
- |
13 February 1982
|
VHS releases
1980s
"The Goodies (1982)" — Thorn EMI Video
- Football Crazy
- Robot
- Big Foot
- Change of Life
"The Goodies and the Beanstalk (1983)" — BBC Enterprises Limited
- The Goodies and the Beanstalk
"The Goodies (1986)" — Thorn EMI Video
- Football Crazy
- Change of Life
1990s
"Look out! It's ... The Goodies: Kitten Kong (1994)" — BBC Enterprises Limited
- Kitten Kong (72' Montreux)
- Scatty Safari
- Scoutrageous
"Look out! It's ... The Goodies: The Goodies and the Beanstalk (1994)" — BBC Enterprises Limited
- The Goodies and the Beanstalk
- The End
- Bunfight at the O.K. Tea Rooms
2000s
"The Goodies ...At Last (2003)" — Network DVD
- Tower of London
- Gender Education
- Kitten Kong (72' Montreux)
- The Goodies and the Beanstalk
- Kung Fu Kapers
- Lighthouse Keeping Loonies
- Earthanasia
- Saturday Night Grease
"The Goodies ...At Last a Second Helping (2005)" — Network DVD
- Radio Goodies
- Come Dancing
- The Movies
- South Africa
- Bunfight at the O.K. Tea Rooms
- The End
- Scoutrageous
- Punky Business
"The Goodies: The Complete LWT Series (2007)" — Network DVD
- Snow White 2
- Robot
- Football Crazy
- Big Foot
- Change of Life
- Holiday
- Animals
2010s
"The Goodies ...At Last - Back for More, Again (2010)" — Network DVD
- Cecily
- The Music Lovers
- The New Office
- The Goodies Rule - O.K.?
- Camelot
- It Might as Well Be String
- 2001 & A Bit
- Royal Command
"The Goodies: The Complete BBC Collection (2018)" — Network DVD
Contains all 69 episodes of the BBC series.
"The Goodies: The Complete Collection (2019)"[3] — Network DVD
Contains all 76 episodes of the series, plus extras from The Complete BBC Collection and The Complete LWT Series.
See also
Sources
- The Complete Goodies — Robert Ross, B T Batsford, London, 2000
- The Goodies Rule OK — Robert Ross, Carlton Books Ltd, Sydney, 2006
- From Fringe to Flying Circus — Celebrating a Unique Generation of Comedy 1960–1980 — Roger Wilmut, Eyre Methuen Ltd, 1980
- The Goodies Episode Summaries — Brett Allender
- The Goodies — Fact File — Matthew K. Sharp
References
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