On his 40th birthday Tom Good decides to drop out of the rat-race in order to do something meaningful with his life. He, along with supportive wife Barbara, attempts to become self-sufficient in ...

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Two students spend a week at the Good household, helping Tom and Barbara with the chores and observing their way of life. Guy and Ruth soon decide to establish a self-sufficiency commune, of which Tom ...

When the Goods leave for a much-needed holiday in Mayfair, the Leadbetters take over their house and garden. But Tom and Barbara can't help thinking of all the things that might go wrong.