WaltA wrote:
[...]
I thought that it could trace its origins all the way back to John
Seymore(sp?) (*) and the days of the Backard Farmer, [...]

* the prototype for "The Good Life" perhaps

My father told me the Seymours were known figures in BBC circles, so
I think John and Sally probably were at least in part an inspiration
for the series, though of course there was no real resemblance.

--
Mike.