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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.
Original Release
04/04/1995
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| George Cole | Peter Banks |
| Michael Lumsden | Brian |
| Richard Pearson | Harry King |
| Matilda Ziegler | Betty |
| Annabelle Apsion | Betty |
| Minnie Driver | Ellie |
| Lesley Vickerage | Ellie |
| Caleb Lloyd | Neil |
| Nimmy March | Maria |
| Jamie O'Brien | Neil |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode #2.1 | Tuesday, 27 August 1996 |
| 2 | Episode #2.2 | Tuesday, 03 September 1996 |
| 3 | Episode #2.3 | Tuesday, 10 September 1996 |
| 4 | Episode #2.4 | Tuesday, 17 September 1996 |
| 5 | Episode #2.5 | Tuesday, 24 September 1996 |
| 6 | Episode #2.6 | Tuesday, 01 October 1996 |
| 7 | Episode #2.7 | Tuesday, 08 October 1996 |
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Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| George Cole | Peter Banks |
| Michael Lumsden | Brian |
| Richard Pearson | Harry King |
| Matilda Ziegler | Betty |
| Annabelle Apsion | Betty |
| Minnie Driver | Ellie |
| Lesley Vickerage | Ellie |
| Caleb Lloyd | Neil |
| Nimmy March | Maria |
| Jamie O'Brien | Neil |
| Flaminia Cinque | Waitress |
| John Rutland | Man on Bench / Old Gent |
| Joan Sims | Miss Byron |
| Rex Doyle | Man on Bench |
| Ian Keith | David |
| Jonathan McGuinness | Ticket Seller |
| Sarah Carpenter | Doctor |
| Harry Miller | Neighbour |
| Aden Gillett | Roy |
| Rosalind Boxall | Mimsie |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Beryl Vertue | Producer |
| John Kay | Producer |
