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

TV Show · Comedy · Drama

Curmudgeonly Victor Meldrew, forced to take early retirement from his job as a security guard, rails at the trials and tribulations of modern life as he tries to keep himself busy. His long-suffering wife, Margaret, is frequently exasperated by his misfortunes. Neighbours Patrick and Pippa Trench and family friend Jean Warboys are common witnesses to Victor's antics.

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. As an erstwhile security officer, he finds it exasperatingly difficult to adapt to this directionless new existence, and he begins magnifying mundane aspects of everyday life into major dramas.

29 min
EPISODE 2

The Big Sleep

Margaret tries to help her husband cope with early retirement by getting him a book from the library entitled `Coping with Old Age'. Maybe keep-fit classes at the local adult education centre will help take Victor's mind off the depressing turn of events?

28 min
EPISODE 3

The Valley of Fear

Sardonic Victor's life continues to be a trial - someone paints graffiti on the side of his house and the central heating system is making a deafening noise. To add to that there's a nasty smell coming from the living-room.

29 min
EPISODE 4

I'll Retire to Bedlam

Victor is convinced he is going insane after being trapped in a shed by a swarm of bees, he is stuck in the optician's for a day with his eyes shut, and then left to babysit some unruly children.

29 min
EPISODE 5

The Eternal Quadrangle

Victor takes up drawing at a life class, but Margaret's enthusiasm for his new hobby wanes when she discovers that he has given the model a lift home.

29 min
EPISODE 6

The Return of the Speckled Band

Before the Meldrews can leave for their holiday in Athens, they must cope with Victor's fear of flying, Mrs Warboys' food poisoning, and a snake on the loose.

28 min