My Good Friend

My Good Friend
Genre	Sitcom
Written by	Bob Larbey
Directed by	Martin Dennis (series 1) Jeremy Ancock (series 2)
Starring	George Cole Richard Pearson Minnie Driver Lesley Vickerage
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	14
Production
Producer	Beryl Vertue
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Hartswood Films Anglia Television
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	4 April 1995 (1995-04-04) – 8 October 1996 (1996-10-08)

My Good Friend is a British television sitcom produced by Hartswood Films in association with Anglia Television for ITV, and it ran for two years between 4 April 1995 and 8 October 1996. It starred George Cole and Richard Pearson as widowed pensioner Peter Banks (Cole) and retired librarian Harry King (Pearson). The show ran for two series, each of seven episodes.

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 - Peter Banks
• 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

Notes

Sources

• Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003

External links

My Good Friend at IMDb