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John Esmonde was best known as the writing partner of Bob Larbey. Together they created and wrote series including Please, Sir!, The Good Life, Get Some In!, Ever Decreasing Circles and Brush Strokes. By himself Bob Larbey later created the comedy series As Time Goes By.

Books by Bob Larbey

The Good Life: The Complete Collection

Richard Briers, Felicity Kendal, Penelope Keith and Paul Eddington star in this collection featuring the soundtracks of every BBC TV episode of the much-loved classic 1970s sitcom, with special linking narration by Penelope Keith.

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As Time Goes By

Six classic episodes specially adapted from the BBC TV series, starring Dame Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer.

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