The Good Life

Name: The Good Life
Released: 1997-06-18T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show · Reality

Pollution, crime, crowds and grime - for city dwellers the temptation to exchange the daily grind for country living is great. The Good Life follows four couples who have headed for the hills only to find the countryside grass seemed much greener through the city's smog.

1997 · 51m

Director Malcolm Brinkworth

EPISODE 1

Part 1

Here we learn why each of the couples chose to leave the city; some for mental health reasons, others because they saw opportunity. Regardless of why they left, everyone has their initial struggles getting their homes and farms going, and the families learn and adapt.
EPISODE 2

Part 2

Despite constant struggles, the couples start to find success. Cheese is being sold at market, wild stock is growing up, medical problems are being addressed, and a bar becomes a local hotspot.