The Goodies 53 years old
The Goodies is a British television comedy series of the 1970s and early 1980s. The series, which combines surreal sketches and situation comedy, was broadcast by BBC 2 from 1970 until 1980 — and was then broadcast by the ITV company LWT for a year, between 1981 to 1982. The show was co-written by and starred Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie. Bill Oddie also wrote the music and songs for the series — while "The Goodies Theme" was co-written by Bill Oddie and Michael Gibbs. The directors/producers of the series were John Howard Davies, Jim Franklin and Bob Spiers. An early title which was considered for the series was Narrow Your Mind and prior to that the working title was Super Chaps Three.
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Beryl Reid She was 51 , 77 years old when she died | |
| Patrick Troughton He was 50 , 67 years old when he died | |
| John Cleese He was 31 , now 84 years old | |
| Freddie Jones He was 43 , 91 years old when he died | |
| Kenny Baker He was 36 , 81 years old when he died | |
| Bernard Bresslaw He was 36 , 59 years old when he died | |
| Joan Sims She was 40 , 71 years old when she died | |
| Tim Brooke-Taylor He was 30 , now 83 years old | |
| George Baker He was 39 , 80 years old when he died | |
| Barry Cryer He was 35 , now 89 years old | |
| Patricia Hayes She was 60 , 88 years old when she died | |
| Jon Pertwee He was 51 , 76 years old when he died | |
| Richard Wattis He was 58 , 62 years old when he died | |
| Roy Kinnear He was 36 , 54 years old when he died | |
| John Bluthal He was 41 , 89 years old when he died | |
| Ballard Berkeley He was 66 , 83 years old when he died | |
| Valerie Leon She was 26 , now 80 years old | |
| June Whitfield She was 44 , 93 years old when she died | |
| Jack Douglas He was 29 , 8 years old when he died | |
| Jane Asher She was 24 , now 78 years old | |
| Richard Briers He was 36 , 79 years old when he died | |
| Paul Whitsun-Jones He was 47 , 50 years old when he died | |
| Mel Smith He was 17 , 60 years old when he died | |
| Geoffrey Palmer He was 43 , now 96 years old | |
| Bill Fraser He was 46 , 63 years old when he died | |
| Alan Parker He was 26 , 76 years old when he died | |
| Queenie Watts She was 47 , 56 years old when she died | |
| Frank Windsor He was 43 , now 96 years old | |
| Alfie Bass He was 54 , 71 years old when he died | |
| Roddy Maude-Roxby He was 40 , now 94 years old | |
| John Le Mesurier He was 58 , 71 years old when he died | |
| David Rappaport He was 18 , 38 years old when he died | |
| Oscar James He was 28 , now 81 years old | |
| Liz Fraser She was 40 , 88 years old when she died | |
| Michael Aspel He was 37 , now 91 years old | |
| Mollie Sugden She was 48 , 86 years old when she died | |
| Frank Thornton He was 49 , 92 years old when he died | |
| Peter Jones He was 50 , 79 years old when he died | |
| Allan Cuthbertson He was 50 , 67 years old when he died | |
| Sheila Steafel She was 35 , 84 years old when she died | |
| Bill Oddie He was 29 , now 82 years old | |
| Bryan Pringle He was 35 , 67 years old when he died | |
| Peter Dyneley He was 49 , 56 years old when he died | |
| Philip Madoc He was 36 , 77 years old when he died | |
| Harry H. Corbett He was 45 , 57 years old when he died | |
| Percy Edwards He was 62 , 88 years old when he died | |
| Ronnie Stevens He was 45 , 81 years old when he died | |
| Penny Irving She was 14 , now 68 years old | |
| Gertan Klauber He was 38 , 76 years old when he died | |
| Cilla Black She was 27 , 72 years old when she died |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| Bob Spiers Directing He was 25 , 63 years old when he died | Director |
| Tim Brooke-Taylor Writing He was 30 , now 83 years old | Writer |
| Bill Oddie Writing He was 29 , now 82 years old | Writer |
The Goodies (53 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1970-11-08
- Runtime: [30] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 133
