Alan Plater
Director
The Good Companions (1980)
Miniseries
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.
Released Nov. 14, 1980
Episode 55 min
None+
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Musical
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Production Companies: Yorkshire Television
Network: ITV1
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - In Which We Meet the Company
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Nov. 14, 1980, midnight
S1E2 - Miss Trant Pays the Bill
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Nov. 21, 1980, midnight
S1E3 - Supper at the Royal Standard
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Nov. 28, 1980, midnight
S1E4 - On the Road
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Dec. 5, 1980, midnight
S1E5 - Slippin' Round the Corner
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Dec. 12, 1980, midnight
S1E6 - Stumbling Chronicles
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Dec. 19, 1980, midnight
S1E7 - A Wind in the Triangle
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Dec. 26, 1980, midnight
S1E8 - Salvage Work
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Jan. 2, 1981, midnight
S1E9 - Curtain Call
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Jan. 16, 1981, midnight
Network: ITV1
Episode Runtime: 55 min.
Season Runtime: 495 min.
Released: Nov. 14, 1980
Last Air Date: Jan. 16, 1981, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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