One Foot In The Grave - BBC1 Sitcom

TV sitcom
BBC One
1990 - 2000
42 episodes (6 series)

The grumpy complainer and accident prone Victor Meldrew takes early retirement and finds he has far too much time on his hands. His long suffering wife and neighbours just have to grin and bear it. Stars Richard Wilson, Annette Crosbie, Doreen Mantle, Owen Brenman, Angus Deayton and Janine Duvitski

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One Foot In The Grave. Image shows from L to R: Margaret Meldrew (Annette Crosbie), Victor Meldrew (Richard Wilson). Copyright: BBC

Genre

Sitcom

Broadcast

1990 - 2000

Channel

BBC 1

Episodes

42 (6 series), plus 2 Comic Relief specials

Stars

Richard Wilson, Annette Crosbie, Doreen Mantle, Owen Brenman, Angus Deayton and Janine Duvitski

Writer

David Renwick

Directors

Susan Belbin and Christine Gernon

Producers

Susan Belbin and Jonathan Paul Llewellyn

Company

When grumpy, accident-prone Victor Meldrew takes early retirement, he soon finds he has far too much time on his hands.

His low tolerance level for the stupidity of others and his lack of diplomacy regularly combine to unleash all manner of hell upon the unsuspecting pensioner, and by proxy his wife, Margaret, and their neighbours.

The seriousness of the situation doesn't matter - Victor's luck means it can always get worse. And does.