
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…
Drama, Comedy • Series • 1980 • 1 season
Starring: John Stratton, Jeremy Nicholas, Frank Mills
Created by: Alan Plater
S1 E1 - In Which We Meet the Company
Nov 14, 1980 • 55m
S1 E2 - Miss Trant Pays the Bill
Nov 21, 1980 • 55m
S1 E3 - Supper at the Royal Standard
Nov 28, 1980 • 55m
S1 E4 - On the Road
Dec 5, 1980 • 55m
S1 E5 - Slippin' Round the Corner
Dec 12, 1980 • 55m
S1 E6 - Stumbling Chronicles
Dec 19, 1980 • 55m
S1 E7 - A Wind in the Triangle
Dec 26, 1980 • 55m
S1 E8 - Salvage Work
Jan 2, 1981 • 55m
S1 E9 - Curtain Call
Jan 16, 1981 • 55m
The Good Companions
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.
Drama, Comedy • TV Series • 1980