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The Best Things In Life

1969–1970 · 2 seasons

A gentle, dated sitcom that ambles along with mild chuckles, best enjoyed as light background comfort.

Created by
John Robins, Shaun O'Riordan
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Harry H. Corbett, June Whitfield, Bob Todd
Overview
Cockney wide-boy, Alfred Wilcox, works as a salesman for a plastics firm. He values his independence and will take any opportunity to get to the top. As far as he is concerned, the best things in his life are the opposite sex, wealth and prosperity and he doesn't care in which order they may come.

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Created by
John Robins, Shaun O'Riordan
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Harry H. Corbett, June Whitfield, Bob Todd
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • class
  • work
  • greed
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy
Created by
John Robins, Shaun O'Riordan
Starring
Harry H. Corbett, June Whitfield, Bob Todd, Pearl Hackney, Michael Elphick
Length
2 seasons, 13 episodes, 30 min each
Country
United Kingdom

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