Nearly half of all adults dream of residing self-sufficient way of life impressed by iconic 70s sitcom The Good Life

NEARLY half of Brits dream of a extra self-sufficient way of life as epitomised in iconic 70s sitcom, The Good Life.

A ballot of two,000 adults discovered the comedy sequence continues to be related 50 years after it first aired, with 44 per cent actively pursuing or contemplating a less complicated lifestyle.

As many as 28 per cent have tried to develop their very own fruit and veg throughout the previous 12 months – very similar to Richard Brier‘s character, Tom.

Others have put in photo voltaic panels on their roof (eight per cent) or tried to make their very own furnishings or upcycle it (eight per cent).

While 29 per cent have sought out used clothes and 9 per cent have created a rainwater harvesting system.

The analysis was commissioned by U&GOLD forward of the brand new documentary, The Good Life: Inside Out which airs on the channel at 9pm on Tuesday October 28 – it seems again on the present 5 a long time because it was first proven.

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The examine discovered 25 per cent of all adults have been instantly impressed by the sitcom to change into extra self-sufficient, with its themes of overconsumption, decreasing waste, and residing in concord with nature persevering with to resonate amid rising residing prices and local weather issues.

Co-creator of the present John Esmonde, talking in a Nineteen Eighties interview, stated: “At the time, loads of folks had been considering ‘what can I do with my life instead of just going to the office every day?’

“They had been searching for a form of freedom. The message of changing into self-sufficient was to do one thing about life earlier than it throttles you.

“Tom was a natural anarchist, but hopefully in not too deadly serious a manner. It was comic anarchy.”

The perceived advantages to residing extra self-sufficiently embody more energizing and natural meals (51 per cent), a decrease price of residing (51 per cent), and spending extra time outdoor (48 per cent).

Other attracts embody the potential for higher bodily well being (48 per cent) and improved psychological wellbeing (44 per cent), together with the prospect to study new abilities (42 per cent).

However, with the professionals come the cons, and people polled contemplate these to be lack of abilities (49 per cent), little or no entry to land (45 per cent), and the price of shifting to this lifestyle.

Despite this, the analysis carried out by OnePoll discovered 51 per cent are satisfied residing such a way of life is extra achievable than folks usually assume.

Further causes for eager to reside this fashion embody eager to give attention to what actually issues (46 per cent) and eager to reside off-grid or in a rural setting (38 per cent).

With wanting extra time to pursue pursuits and passions (38 per cent) and eager to have moments with their family members (37 per cent) additionally motivations.

Gerald Casey, director of programming, comedy and leisure for U&GOLD, makers of The Good Life: Inside Out, stated: “The present’s themes proceed to endure with previous and new viewers – it’s nonetheless related now, arguably extra so than it was again within the 70s.

“Its message of self-sufficiency and simple living speaks directly to today’s world.”