The Good Life (1975)

In the classic 1975 BBC One sitcom *The Good Life*, Tom Good decides he is tired of the rat race. On his 40th birthday, he abruptly quits his job to pursue a life of self-sufficiency. The catch? He and his supportive wife, Barbara, don't move to the countryside. Instead, they turn their perfectly normal suburban home into a small farm, complete with pigs, chickens, and a massive vegetable garden. Their unconventional lifestyle creates hilarious situations, especially for their well-to-do and snobbish neighbors, Margo and Jerry Leadbetter, who are often horrified by the muddy chaos next door. The show’s charm comes from the clash of values and the unlikely friendship that forms between the two couples. This beloved series has ended, but sign up for a reminder just in case it returns.