Replaced at work by a box, Victor embarks on his enforced retirement.
Will a self-help book from the library or keep-fit classes take Victor's mind off things?
Victor's outing to photograph badgers ends with him being mugged. Mrs Birkett comes to regret calling at the Meldrews' to collect items for a jumble sale. Victor finds a dead cat in the freezer.
Victor and Margaret are trapped in their garden shed by a swarm of bees. Later, a trip to the eye clinic gives Victor a chance to moan about the NHS.
Margaret worries that Victor might be having an affair, so she retaliates by spending more time with her friend, Mr Wharton.
Victor and Margaret prepare for a holiday but have to cope with Mrs Warboys's bout of food poisoning, a visit from the electricity man, and a snake.
Richard Wilson
Victor Meldrew
Annette Crosbie
Margaret Meldrew
Angus Deayton
Patrick Trench
Janine Duvitski
Pippa Trench
Doreen Mantle
Jean Warboys