To love Margo in The Good Life?

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I'm mean, obviously, she's a crashing snob, and small-minded and ridiculously bourgeois...

But, the outfits. The exquisite enunciation. The way she batters Jerry and Tom down with a single phrase. Magnificent 😁

Yes brilliant episode.
I love all of them - the two ladies the most. Margot is fantastic. The wonderful plummy accent, the clothes, the way she speaks about Mrs leadbetter. Just glorious

Margo was the best character, I love her concern for Barbara , “but Barbara, how will you afford your incidentals?” And Poor Babs replying that it was no problem she paid the-chemist in carrots. Margo’s face said it all!

One more couple and car keys may have been going into the bowl! I love Margo too, and much like Hyacinth, she worked damn hard at her snobbery and keeping up with the Joneses. It would be my idea of hell, having to entertain my husband's boss and his wife, never mind her various social engagements, but she did it with finesse and always in a fabulously garish and sweeping number. 'Cheque book, Jerry!' Between Margo, Mildred Roper, and Betty Spencer, 70s wife style is second to none 😚

When I was little Margot reminded me of my Gran, but that was just to look at, she never wore a turban but loved a kaftan after tea (couldn't have worn one in the shop she worked in, Margot was too posh for that).

Now I'm 50, hav3 several kaftans and my Gran's hostess trolley! It's useful a few times a year, especially at Christmas!

Sorry meant to read the way she speaks about Lady Truscott!

I’m always saying “Well thank you very much Jerry” in a Margo voice in our house and everybody looks at me like this

Although I have to confess it’s Barbara I really had the crush on when I used to watch it, she always looked amazing in overalls and I thought she was far too good for Tom.

Agree.

I say "mange tout, Rodney" a lot but I might start on this!

I loved to the manor born

Nothing beats Margot as Maria Von Trapp!

Margot and Jerry were the true stars of the show , without them it would have been pretty crap . Tom was an awful character , but Richard Briers seemed to specialise in playing obnoxious people .

@flapjackfairy the ‘play the tart’ line is still so funny, however many times I’ve seen the episode!

Four great characters (and actors) but Margot is my favourite. If someone pisses me off I always say to myself “her auburn rinse is no longer a secret”, like it’s some sort of curse 😁.

Love Margo! Fantastic character, she steals every scene 😊

I was once in quite a long queue for gin at Festival No 6 when Penelope Keith hurtled to the front of the queue in a golf buggy whilst trilling "sorry darlings, I'm desperate!" The queue all agreed that Margot had gin queue exemption.

Nah, I don't get the appeal. I remember it well. Didn't find it particularly funny then, and it's even worse now. Very dated in its humour. One trick pony.

One of the great comedy creations - and performances.

I can’t think of a single modern actress who could play that part half as well.

Ah, poor old Starchy Sturgis

I bloody love Margo, I channel her whenever I have to be officious. She had an awesome line in put downs.

“It’s a…a…fait accompli!”

“Oh, so we speak French in Balham but we don’t speak Latin.” <raised eyebrow and steely look>

Margo is a QUEEN.

It’s all Tom as gear as he’s concerned. Felt for Barbara. Love Jerry & Margot.

Would you be so kind as to measure this Xmas treee please?

AIBU to take back this tree? It's 1/2 foot shorter than I ordered?

As far as he’s concerned
blooming autocorrect & why can’t we edit!

Bloody love it!

Well, thank you very much Is said a lot in our house
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That's the last time I play the tart for you Jerry....all she did was place her hand on his leg and he poo-pooed her. 🤣

Class.

I thought that episode showed how vulnerable she was.

Dh and I love Margot. We use a lot of her sayings in this house, particularly "thank you very much Jerry" and "doorbell Jerry". I suspect dh fancies her a bit, just like Tom.

My cousin's name is Margot, but she's nothing like the real Margot

Well, thank you very much Is said a lot in our house

”Yes, thank you Jerry” is up there with “Thank you Bernard” (a la Sir Humphrey) in my house

I absolutely love her. When she’s helping in Tom and Barbara’s garden all done up in her waterproofs and galoshes, totally a fish out of water but still gamely trying to help. What a woman.