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04/01/1990 Comedy 0h 30m
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Who would have thought retirement could be so chaotic?

Overview

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.

Top billed cast

  1. Richard Wilson

    Victor Meldrew

  2. Annette Crosbie

    Margaret Meldrew

  3. Owen Brenman

    Nick Swainey

  4. Doreen Mantle

    Mrs Warboys

  5. Janine Duvitski

    Pippa

  6. Angus Deayton

    Patrick

  7. John Rutland

    Wilfred

  8. Roger Hammond

    Mr Gillespie

  9. Michael Robbins

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Full Cast & Crew

Current Season

Season 6

 2000 | 6 Episodes

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Reviews

A review by Peter McGinn
Written by Peter McGinn on 2020-09-04
If you are reading this and thinking about watching One Foot in the Grave, stop reading and go watch it immediately! You can always read this later. This is one of a handful of shows that I think of as nearly perfect Brit sitcoms. In fact, thinking about it, I want to create a list on my profile to share them.

A person who was around when this show ran but who didn’t watch it can be forgiven if all they remember is fans yelling out character Victor Musgrove’s signature line, “I do not believe it!” Because people did go nuts over that. But there is a lot more to the show.

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Status
Ended

Original Language
English

Original Name
One Foot in the Grave

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