One Foot in the Grave (1990)
Who would have thought retirement could be so chaotic?
One Foot in the Grave is a BBC television sitcom series. The series features the exploits of Victor Meldrew and his long-suffering wife, Margaret. The programmes invariably deal with Meldrew's battle against the problems he creates for himself. Living in a typical household in an unnamed English suburb, Victor takes involuntary early retirement. His various efforts to keep himself busy, while encountering various misfortunes and misunderstandings are the themes of the sitcom. Despite its traditional production, the series supplants its domestic sitcom setting with elements of black humour and surrealism.
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Episodes
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1. Who's Listening?1990-12-27 · 59m"All the miseries in the world seem a hundred times worse at Christmas." Victor isn't in a seasonal mood thanks to Mrs Warboys' nativity play, a hostage crisis and 263 garden gnome
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2. The Man in the Long Black Coat1991-12-30 · 48mVictor and Patrick's feud has continued and they now communicate via Post-It notes. Pippa is expecting a baby, while Victor is keeping an allotment and buys some radioactive horse
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3. Victor in the Bath1993-03-12 · 8mFor UK Comic Relief 1993, Victor spends 'just one more minute' in the bath contemplating the mysteries of life, from wrinkled fingers to microscopic insects.
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4. One Foot in the Algarve1993-12-26 · 1h 32mThe Meldrews are going on holiday to Portugal with Mrs Warboys. While Margaret is concerned about her approaching 60th birthday, Mrs Warboys is looking forward to meeting her pen f
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5. The Wisdom of the Witch1995-12-25 · 1h 0mWhen Cousin Ursula dies the Meldrews have to clear out her house in the country, although a witch has predicted that Victor is about to come to an untimely end. Patrick and Pippa h
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6. Starbound1996-12-26 · 59mThe Meldrews return from a long weekend away to find a man living in their shed. Victor is suffering from a hernia but this hasn't stopped him getting a job as a gardener working f
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7. Endgame1997-12-25 · 1h 8mVictor and Margaret have new neighbours, the McVities, with whom they are actually getting on well. But for how much longer will it last, especially when Victor buys a haunted cara
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8. Visiting Uncle Dick2001-03-06 · 8mShort post-finale outing for the Meldrews in aid of Comic Relief (2001). Margaret is visiting a relative in hospital. Viewers are left wondering whether the series finale has been
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9. I Don't Believe It! The One Foot in the Grave Story2000-11-20 · 30mDocumentary celebrating 10 years of the popular BBC sitcom 'One Foot in the Grave', which ran from 1990 to 2000. Cast members and writer David Renwick discuss the series and a sele
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10. Britain's Best Sitcom: One Foot in the Grave2004-02-14 · 30mRowland Rivron pays tribute to Victor Meldrew , the irascible pensioner whose catchphrase "I don't believe it!" struck a chord with world-weary viewers everywhere. Contributors inc
Cast
Richard WilsonVictor Meldrew
Annette CrosbieMargaret MeldrewImages
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