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.
The Good Companions (Season 1)
In Which We Meet the Company (Episode 1)
Air date: 1980-11-14
Runtime: 55 min
Miss Trant Pays the Bill (Episode 2)
Air date: 1980-11-21
Runtime: 55 min
Supper at the Royal Standard (Episode 3)
Air date: 1980-11-28
Runtime: 55 min
On the Road (Episode 4)
Air date: 1980-12-05
Runtime: 55 min
Slippin' Round the Corner (Episode 5)
Air date: 1980-12-12
Runtime: 55 min
Stumbling Chronicles (Episode 6)
Air date: 1980-12-19
Runtime: 55 min
A Wind in the Triangle (Episode 7)
Air date: 1980-12-26
Runtime: 55 min
Salvage Work (Episode 8)
Air date: 1981-01-02
Runtime: 55 min
Curtain Call (Episode 9)
Air date: 1981-01-16
Runtime: 55 min
Seasons
Episodes 9
Episodes 1