BBC Store, the digital download-to-own service, has released some rarely seen and previously unavailable-to-buy episodes of classic comedy series The Goodies starring Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie.

Celebrating the phenomenally popular, BAFTA-nominated series 37 years after the final episode aired on the BBC on 18th February 1980, It’s The Goodies includes six classic episodes that have not been available for viewers to buy before and may not have been seen by some fans since their original broadcast over 40 years ago. These are The Greenies, The Loch Ness Monster, Winter Olympics, Black Magic, Clown Virus and Animals. Alongside these the collection also features well-known favourites such as Kitten Kong, Bunfight at the OK Tea Rooms and Kung Fu Kapers AKA Ecky Thump

The Goodies was one of the first shows in the UK to use pioneering camera trickery. Two of the trio’s most famous skits played with different formats. In the award-winning episode The Movies, they each attempt to make a film at the same time, which results in a film that sees them flow rapidly from movie to movie, breaking through frames and mixing up genres. Kitten Kong sees a kitten named Twinkle grow to a gigantic size and terrorise London, tearing down the Post Office Tower (now the BT Tower). 

It’s The Goodies is released on BBC Store www.bbcstore.com. Episodes are priced £1.89 each and the entire collection costs £19.99.

To see a full list of episodes being released and to watch a clip click here.