Richard Briars - And A British (Non) Sense Of Proportion.

[andy-hughes]

I am sad to hear of Richard Briars' death.

But please for the love of heaven, don't let the BBC use it as an excuse to re-run any episodes of the exerable Good Life 'comedy' series.

The British have a dreadful habbit of adopting someone as a 'national treasure' for a commedy they appeared in forty years ago, as though it was Shakespere reincarnated.

Mr Briars had a long and varied career, how sad if all his obits focus on this self-satisfied smug chattering-classes comedy in which he played - as he himself said - an unpleasant egotistical fool.

Just because something on television is popular is not always a measure if its long-term worth as a piece of culture - The Good Life was an average comedy of its day, nothing special, and eclipsed by many others before and after.

So let's just remember him as a good actor, not some sort of comedic diety for playing one role - it demeans his other performances and renders him one-dimensional.

I am dreading the day when Jean Boht dies and even the faintest prospect of a re-run of the apallingly humourless Bread rears is dreaded head.

[Bazile]

' incidentall ' ? ( did anyone find that funny )?

Incidentally , even

[emmie]

i liked the interaction with the four players in The good life, Margot's hubris, her long suffering husband Jerry, constantly trying to keep her happy, and Tom and Barbara's attempts at self sufficiency, something that many aspire to, but rarely achieve.

[emmie]

with spike milligan?

[tonyav]

Yes I do jordyboy9.

[TTG]

Lighten up o/p..The Good Life was harmless fun. Hope they shown an episode or two as a tribute.

[TTG]

*show