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The Goodies

1970–1982 · 9 seasons

A silly, fast-moving sketch show full of surreal gags and slapstick, easy to dip into and cheerfully chaotic.

Created by: Bill Oddie, Tim Brooke-Taylor
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie

Overview: A British television comedy series of the 1970s and early 1980s, combining surreal sketches and situation comedy.

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Created by: Bill Oddie, Tim Brooke-Taylor
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
power
politics
media
friendship
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	1
Humour	9
Realism	3
Romance	1
Tension	2
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	2

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Genres: comedy
Created by: Bill Oddie, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden
Written by: Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie
Starring: Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie, Michael Aspel, Corbet Woodall, Cilla Black, Julian Orchard, Ann Way
Length: 9 seasons, 75 episodes, 30 min each
Network: BBC Two
Languages: English

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