Down to Earth (1995 TV series)

Down to Earth
Created by	John Esmonde and Bob Larbey
Starring	Richard Briers
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	7
Production
Running time	approx. 30 mins
Release
Original network	BBC One
Original release	5 January 1995 (1995-01-05) – 16 February 1995 (1995-02-16)

Down to Earth is a British television situation comedy, aired in 1995 on BBC One. It was devised by John Esmonde and Bob Larbey and starred Richard Briers, who also featured in Esmonde and Larbey's earlier series The Good Life (1975-1978) and Ever Decreasing Circles (1984-1989). One series consisting of seven episodes was produced.

Plot

Richard Briers played Tony Fairfax, who upon graduating from Oxford University had been appointed as a "cultural advisor" in a South American banana republic (as a university friend was its president) and was used to a life of luxury, only to be exiled back to Britain when the regime was overthrown at the start of the series. He moves in with his brother Chris (Christopher Blake), who finds him work at his landscape gardening business with limited success.

External links

Down to Earth at the Internet Movie Database
Obituary of John Esmonde, in The Independent
Esmonde and Larbey: A Life in Comedy, Television Heaven

Esmonde and Larbey

Sitcoms	Please Sir! (1968–72) The Fenn Street Gang (1971–73) Bowler (1973) Get Some In! (1975–78) The Good Life (1975–78) Ever Decreasing Circles (1984–89) Brush Strokes (1986–91) Mulberry (1992–93) Down to Earth (1995)

Other	The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (film, 1971) Please Sir! (film) (1971)

Larbey alone	On the Up (1990–92) My Good Friend (1995–96)

Larbey with others	A Fine Romance (1981–84) As Time Goes By (1992–2005)

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