One Foot In The Grave. Image shows from L to R: Margaret Meldrew (Annette Crosbie), Victor Meldrew (Richard Wilson). Copyright: BBC
One Foot In The Grave
- 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
- Series 2, Episode 4 repeated at 10pm on Yesterday
Streaming rank this week: 2,151
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Series 2, Episode 2 - We Have Put Her Living In The Tomb
Victor and Margaret agree to look after Kylie the tortoise whilst Margaret's god-daughter Jennifer goes on holiday. Meanwhile, they set about decorating the new house.
Further details
Margaret and Victor are invited to Margaret's god-daughter's to watch some home-movies including a nauseatingly graphic video of her daughter's birth. The couple soon find themselves entrusted with caring for the family tortoise whilst they go away on holiday - which leads to more trouble than might be imagined for such a slow-moving creature!
Still, a bit of good news for Victor and Margaret comes when they're given two tickets for the hottest show in town, Les Misérables, by way of thanks. Meanwhile, Victor's application of some TCP the week before continues to haunt him and cause no end of irritation.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 11th October 1990
- Time
- 9:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 23rd September 2011 | 10:40am | Gold |
| Friday 23rd September 2011 | 4:00pm | Gold |
| Monday 23rd January 2012 | 6:40pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 24th January 2012 | 2:40pm | Gold |
| Friday 30th March 2012 | 11:40pm | Gold |
| Saturday 31st March 2012 | 2:30am | Gold |
| Wednesday 11th April 2012 | 1:00pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 11th April 2012 | 7:00pm | Gold |
| Friday 10th August 2012 | 10:00am | Gold |
| Friday 10th August 2012 | 8:20pm | Gold |
| Saturday 22nd September 2012 | 10:00am | Gold |
| Thursday 10th January 2013 | 9:40pm | Gold |
| Friday 11th January 2013 | 1:00am | Gold |
| Wednesday 24th April 2013 | 3:00pm | Gold |
| Thursday 25th April 2013 | 9:00am | Gold |
| Wednesday 11th September 2013 | 5:20pm | Gold |
| Thursday 12th September 2013 | 11:50am | Gold |
| Friday 29th November 2013 | 5:40pm | Drama |
| Saturday 4th January 2014 | 5:40pm | Drama |
| Saturday 18th January 2014 | 1:15pm | Gold |
| Sunday 19th January 2014 | 7:30am | Gold |
| Wednesday 19th March 2014 | 10:15am | Gold |
| Wednesday 19th March 2014 | 4:50pm | Gold |
| Saturday 31st May 2014 | 5:40pm | Drama |
| Sunday 1st June 2014 | 4:40pm | Gold |
| Friday 20th June 2014 | 10:20pm | Yesterday |
| Saturday 21st June 2014 | 8:20pm | Yesterday |
| Monday 11th August 2014 | 4:40pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 12th August 2014 | 11:40am | Gold |
| Monday 26th January 2015 | 8:20pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 27th January 2015 | 2:00am | Gold |
| Monday 16th February 2015 | 8:20pm | Gold |
| Saturday 25th July 2015 | 4:40pm | Drama |
| Friday 11th September 2015 | 7:30am | Gold |
| Friday 11th September 2015 | 2:00pm | Gold |
| Saturday 27th February 2016 | 3:40pm | Gold |
| Sunday 28th February 2016 | 9:35am | Gold |
| Thursday 2nd June 2016 | 1:00pm | Gold |
| Thursday 2nd June 2016 | 7:40pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 15th November 2016 | 10:40pm | Yesterday |
| Wednesday 16th November 2016 | 8:40pm | Yesterday |
| Saturday 21st January 2017 | 5:40pm | Drama |
| Wednesday 29th March 2017 | 9:20pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 4th April 2017 | 9:40pm | Yesterday |
| Wednesday 5th April 2017 | 4:20pm | Yesterday |
| Wednesday 14th June 2017 | 8:40am | Gold |
| Wednesday 14th June 2017 | 3:10pm | Gold |
| Sunday 18th June 2017 | 7:00am | Gold |
| Friday 30th June 2017 | 9:00am | Gold |
| Friday 30th June 2017 | 3:00pm | Gold |
| Thursday 11th January 2018 | 6:00pm | Drama |
| Monday 19th March 2018 | 11:00pm | Yesterday |
| Tuesday 20th March 2018 | 9:00pm | Yesterday |
| Friday 6th April 2018 | 11:20am | Gold |
| Friday 6th April 2018 | 6:40pm | Gold |
| Friday 29th June 2018 | 11:40am | Gold |
| Monday 9th July 2018 | 12:40pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 10th July 2018 | 11:30am | Gold |
| Tuesday 9th February 2021 | 11:40pm | Yesterday |
| Wednesday 10th February 2021 | 9:40pm | Yesterday |
| Saturday 22nd May 2021 | 10:20pm | Yesterday |
| Sunday 29th August 2021 | 9:00pm | Yesterday |
| Saturday 25th September 2021 | 1:40pm | Drama |
| Sunday 17th October 2021 | 9:40pm | Yesterday |
| Tuesday 23rd November 2021 | 8:30pm | BBC4 |
| Saturday 5th February 2022 | 2:40pm | Drama |
| Saturday 19th February 2022 | 8:40pm | Yesterday |
| Saturday 14th May 2022 | 10:00pm | Yesterday |
| Saturday 4th June 2022 | 4:40pm | Drama |
| Friday 22nd July 2022 | 7:00am | Drama |
| Friday 22nd July 2022 | 6:00pm | Drama |
| Saturday 27th August 2022 | 11:20pm | Yesterday |
| Sunday 23rd October 2022 | 7:20pm | Drama |
| Sunday 2nd April 2023 | 8:40pm | Yesterday |
| Saturday 13th May 2023 | 10:40pm | Yesterday |
| Saturday 2nd September 2023 | 10:00pm | Yesterday |
| Saturday 9th December 2023 | 10:40pm | Yesterday |
| Saturday 17th February 2024 | 10:40pm | Yesterday |
| Saturday 27th April 2024 | 10:40pm | Yesterday |
Cast & crew
| Richard Wilson | Victor Meldrew |
| Annette Crosbie | Margaret Meldrew |
| Doreen Mantle | Mrs Warboys |
| Sarah Mortimer | Jennifer |
| Andrew Powell | Sky TV Salesman |
| Malcolm Frederick | Car Park Attendant |
| David Renwick | Writer |
| Susan Belbin | Director |
| Susan Belbin | Producer |
| Chris Wadsworth | Editor |
| John Dunstan | Editor |
| John Asbridge | Production Designer |
| Richard Winter | Costume Designer |
| Jean Steward | Make-up Designer |
| Chris Kempton | Lighting Designer |
| Eric Idle | Composer |
| Ed Welch | Composer |
| Pete Wane | Graphics |
| Chris Hull | Production Designer |