The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin. Image shows from L to R: Reginald Perrin (Leonard Rossiter), Doc Morrissey (John Horsley). Copyright: BBC

The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin

The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin

TV sitcom
BBC One
1976 - 1982
22 episodes (3 series)

A midlife crisis sitcom about a bored executive who fakes his own suicide and seeks to reinvent himself in a desperate search for purpose and contentment. Stars Leonard Rossiter, Pauline Yates, John Barron, Sue Nicholls, John Horsley and more.

Key cast & crew credits

Cast
Leonard Rossiter	Reginald Perrin
Pauline Yates	Elizabeth Perrin
John Barron	C.J.
Sue Nicholls	Joan Greengross / Webster
John Horsley	Doc Morrissey
Trevor Adams	Tony Webster
Bruce Bould	David Harris-Jones
Theresa Watson	Prue Harris-Jones
Geoffrey Palmer	Jimmy Anderson
Tim Preece	Tom Patterson (Series 1-2)
Leslie Schofield	Tom Patterson (Series 3)
Sally-Jane Spencer	Linda Patterson
David Warwick	Mark Perrin (Series 1)
Glynn Edwards	Mr Pelham (Series 2)
Joan Blackham	Miss Erith (Series 2)
Derry Power	Seamus Finnegan (Series 2)
Joseph Brady	McBlane (Series 3)

Writing team
David Nobbs	Writer

Production team
Gareth Gwenlan	Producer