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| genre = [[Sitcom]]
| writer = [[Bob Larbey]]
| director = Martin Dennis (series 1) Jeremy Ancock (series 2)
| starring = [[George Cole (actor)|George Cole]] [[Richard Pearson (actor)|Richard Pearson]] [[Minnie Driver]] [[Lesley Vickerage]]
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| num_series = 2
| num_episodes = 14
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| producer = [[Beryl Vertue]]
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| runtime = 30 minutes
| company = [[Hartswood Films]] [[ITV Anglia|Anglia Television]]
| distributor = International Television Enterprises Limited
| channel = [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|1995|04|04|df=yes}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1996|10|08|df=yes}}
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'''''My Good Friend''''' is a British television [[sitcom]] produced by [[Hartswood Films]] in association with [[ITV Anglia|Anglia Television]] for [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]], and it ran for two years between 4 April 1995 and 8 October 1996. It starred [[George Cole (actor)|George Cole]] and [[Richard Pearson (actor)|Richard Pearson]] as [[widow]]ed [[pensioner]] Peter Banks (Cole) and retired librarian Harry King (Pearson). The show ran for two series, each of seven episodes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/mygood/index.html |title=My Good Friend |publisher=British TV Comedy |accessdate= 1 July 2012}}</ref>

==Synopsis==
Peter Banks lives with his daughter Betty and son-in-law Brian but knows that his presence there is uncomfortable for all three. He meets Harry King and Harry's landlady, a single mother called Ellie. Gradually Peter, Harry and Ellie realise that they can fill the gaps in each other's lives and Peter moves into the spare room at Ellie's house.

==Cast==
* [[George Cole (actor)|George Cole]] - Peter Banks
* [[Richard Pearson (actor)|Richard Pearson]] - Harry King
* [[Minnie Driver]] - Ellie (Series 1)
* [[Lesley Vickerage]] - Ellie (Series 2)
* [[Matilda Ziegler]] - Betty (Series 1)
* [[Annabelle Apsion]] - Betty (Series 2)
* Michael Lumsden - Brian

==References==
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;Sources
*[[Mark Lewisohn]], "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003

==External links==
{{IMDb title|0185093}}

{{Esmonde Larbey}}

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[[Category:1990s British sitcoms]]
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