The Good Guys (British TV series)

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]

The Good Guys
GenreComedy drama
StarringNigel Havers
Keith Barron
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes16 (list of episodes)
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
NetworkITV
Release3 January 1992 (1992-01-03) –
26 February 1993 (1993-02-26)

Cast

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Episodes

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SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
183 January 1992 (1992-01-03)21 February 1992 (1992-02-21)
288 January 1993 (1993-01-08)26 February 1993 (1993-02-26)

Season 1 (1992)

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No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Horseplay"Stuart UrbanJohn Flanagan, John Fortune and Andrew McCulloch3 January 1992 (1992-01-03)
22"Easier for a Camel"Simon LangtonJohn Fortune10 January 1992 (1992-01-10)
33"The MacQuarrie Treasure"Simon LangtonJohn Fortune17 January 1992 (1992-01-17)
44"Relative Values"Roy Ward BakerJohn 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 BakerJeremy Burnham14 February 1992 (1992-02-14)
88"Going West"Stuart UrbanUnknown21 February 1992 (1992-02-21)

Season 2 (1993)

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No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
91"Moldavian Rhapsody"Anthony SimmonsUnknown8 January 1993 (1993-01-08)
102"Old School Ties"Anthony SimmonsChristopher Matthew15 January 1993 (1993-01-15)
113"Missing"Gareth DaviesChristopher Matthew22 January 1993 (1993-01-22)
124"Death at Sea"Richard StroudChristopher Matthew29 January 1993 (1993-01-29)
135"All That Sparkles"Richard StroudPhilip Martin5 February 1993 (1993-02-05)
146"All for Love"Gareth DaviesJohn Fortune12 February 1993 (1993-02-12)
157"Dog Days"Roy Ward BakerChristopher Matthew19 February 1993 (1993-02-19)
168"Find the Lady"Anthony SimmonsAndrew McCulloch26 February 1993 (1993-02-26)

Trivia

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

References

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  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."
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