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.
EPISODE 1
Alive and Buried
Sitcom about a grumpy senior citizen whose attitude lands him in comical predicaments. Replaced at work by a box, Victor embarks on his enforced retirement.
EPISODE 2
The Big Sleep
Sitcom. Margaret tries to help her husband cope with early retirement by getting him a book from the library entitled Coping with Old Age.
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.
EPISODE 4
I'll Retire to Bedlam
Sitcom. 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.
EPISODE 5
The Eternal Quadrangle
Sitcom. Margaret worries that Victor might be having an affair, so she retaliates by spending more time with her friend, Mr Wharton.
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.
Richard Wilson
Annette Crosbie
Angus Deayton
Janine Duvitski
Doreen Mantle
Owen Brenman
Sydney Lotterby
Susan Belbin
David Renwick
