The Good Companions
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United Kingdom · 1980-1981
1 seasons · Completed
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Starring John Stratton, Judy Cornwell, Jeremy Nicholas, Bryan Pringle
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Jess Oakroyd, discontented with his home, his work and his football team, tears up his Insurance Card and disappears into the night. He intends to go to Nuneaton, but instead finds himself on the ragged edges of show business. We share with him the trials and tribulations of the Good Companions as they tour seaside towns, industrial cities and rural backwaters in their search for success and stardom.
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