The Good Guys (British TV series)

Last updated

The Good Guys
Genre Comedy drama
Starring Nigel Havers
Keith Barron
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producersNick Elliott
Michael Whitehall (season 1 only)
ProducersAndrew Montgomery (season 1)
Sue Bennett Urwin (season 2)
Running time60 min
Production companyHavahall Pictures (season 2 only) in association with LWT
Original release
Network ITV
Release3 January 1992 (1992-01-03) 
26 February 1993 (1993-02-26)

The Good Guys was a comedy-drama television series, starting on 3 January 1992 and ended on 26 February 1993, that ran for two seasons. Produced by Havahall Pictures (season 2 only) in association with LWT for ITV, it starred Nigel Havers as Guy McFadyean and Keith Barron as Guy Lofthouse. [1] [2]

Contents

Cast

Episodes

SeriesEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
1 83 January 1992 (1992-01-03)21 February 1992 (1992-02-21)
2 88 January 1993 (1993-01-08)26 February 1993 (1993-02-26)

Season 1 (1992)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
11"Horseplay" Stuart Urban John Flanagan, John Fortune and Andrew McCulloch 3 January 1992 (1992-01-03)
22"Easier for a Camel" Simon Langton John Fortune10 January 1992 (1992-01-10)
33"The MacQuarrie Treasure"Simon LangtonJohn Fortune17 January 1992 (1992-01-17)
44"Relative Values" Roy Ward Baker John Flanagan24 January 1992 (1992-01-24)
55"Her Finest Hour"Stuart UrbanJohn Fortune31 January 1992 (1992-01-31)
66"Tooth"Simon LangtonJohn Fortune7 February 1992 (1992-02-07)
77"Verschwinden"Roy Ward Baker Jeremy Burnham 14 February 1992 (1992-02-14)
88"Going West"Stuart UrbanUnknown21 February 1992 (1992-02-21)

Season 2 (1993)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
91"Moldavian Rhapsody" Anthony Simmons Unknown8 January 1993 (1993-01-08)
102"Old School Ties"Anthony Simmons Christopher Matthew 15 January 1993 (1993-01-15)
113"Missing" Gareth Davies Christopher Matthew22 January 1993 (1993-01-22)
124"Death at Sea"Richard StroudChristopher Matthew29 January 1993 (1993-01-29)
135"All That Sparkles"Richard Stroud Philip Martin 5 February 1993 (1993-02-05)
146"All for Love"Gareth Davies John Fortune 12 February 1993 (1993-02-12)
157"Dog Days" Roy Ward Baker Christopher Matthew19 February 1993 (1993-02-19)
168"Find the Lady"Anthony Simmons Andrew McCulloch 26 February 1993 (1993-02-26)

Trivia

Footage of a young Jack Whitehall is shown during season 1, as the show was produced by his father.

References

  1. Geoff Mayer Roy Ward Baker - 2004 -Page 63 071906354X Baker continued to direct British television series such as The Irish RM and Fairly Secret Army and his last television programme, an episode of The Good Guys starring Nigel Havers and Keith Barron, was screened in 1993 when he was 76 ..."
  2. Jack Whitehall, Michael Whitehall - Him & Me 2013 1405911360 "... it was her favourite television programme of all time, few people in the entertainment business, apart from Mrs Whitehall and myself, are still talking about LWT's comedy-drama series The Good Guys, starring Nigel Havers and Keith Barron."