Just Good Friends: The Complete Series 1-3 [DVD] (1983) (4-Disc Set)

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Five years, and a chance meeting later, Penny’s feelings are rekindled, feelings that she thought were gone forever. Last time they saw each other was just before Vince left Penny standing at the altar, so he's got some explaining to do. Both are sharp, funny people who haven't found their other relationships anywhere near as much fun (Vince is quick with the one-liners; when asked if he knows what a vegan is: "Absolutely, I never miss an episode of Star Trek"), or as much trouble. We had to keep reverting back to the copyright foreword to try and understand why this was happening! Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH).

The long unavailable Christmas special, a prequel to the series-proper which shows how the couple first met, comes with some edits to the soundtrack due to problems with music rights, but these don’t spoil a fun, and laughter-track free, 90 minutes. The set-up is simple: charming Jack-the-lad turf accountant wanders back into the life of advertising secretary Penny Warrender, having jilted her at the altar five years previously. John Sullivan's 1983 hit sitcom Just Good Friends bucks this trend; it even seems quite modern today.The son of an MI6 agent, Nicholas had, like Vince, got quite far seemingly just on charm and cheek, with a resume that included musical theatre (lead roles in Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar and Grease), movie turns in Tommy and the bizarre flop Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and a string of novelty records starting with the David Bowie produced and written Over The Wall We Go and going on to such grim gems as Reggae Like It Used To Be. We will publish your review of Just Good Friends - Series 3 [1986] on DVD within a few days as long as it meets our guidelines.

What had millions of viewers laughing like drains in the 70s and 80s is often met with stoney-faced silence these days, the hairstyles and clothes generating more laughs than the actual gags. Paul Nicholas and Jan Francis are outstanding in their roles as Vince - the cockney unreliable Jack-the-lad with a witty one-liner for every occasion - and Penny - the posh prim and proper lady. Five years, and a chance meeting later, Penny's feelings are rekindled, feelings that she thought were gone forever.

When Vince got cold feet and left Penny standing at the altar Penny got on with her life and tried to forget Vince once and for all.

She’s a real bunny boiler hell bent on not just splitting up Vince and Penny but taking half his fortune. Credit subject to status, UK residents only, Entertainment Magpie Limited t/a Music Magpie acts as a broker and offers finance from a restricted range of finance providers, PayPal Credit is a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH. For example, Vince meets one of Penny's other suitors, a highly trained army officer, in a pub and bravely stands up for her, offering to take the man outside for a fight he freely admits he will lose. When you watch it now, you can see and observe Penny's mother portrayed as the narcissist she is—wonderfully played by the late Sylvia Kay.We will publish your review of Just Good Friends - Complete Series 1-3 on DVD within a few days as long as it meets our guidelines.