Name: One Foot in the Grave
Released: 1990-01-04T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Richard Wilson, Annette Crosbie, Angus Deayton

TV Show · Comedy · Drama

Black-humored, bad-tempered, and belligerent, Victor Meldrew might be old and pensioned off but he is not prepared to take life's slings and arrows lying down. Aging gracefully is overrated.

1990 · 29m

Starring Richard Wilson, Annette Crosbie, Angus Deayton

EPISODE 1

Alive and Buried

Replaced at work by a box, Victor embarks on his enforced retirement.

29m
EPISODE 2

The Big Sleep

Will a self-help book from the library or keep-fit classes take Victor's mind off things?

28m
EPISODE 3

The Valley of Fear

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.

29m
EPISODE 4

I'll Retire to Bedlam

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.

29m
EPISODE 5

The Eternal Quadrangle

Margaret worries that Victor might be having an affair, so she retaliates by spending more time with her friend, Mr Wharton.

29m
EPISODE 6

The Return of the Speckled Band

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.

28m