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

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

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Series 3, Episode 6 - The Worst Horror Of All

Victor celebrates his return to work but is not pleased that his first day on the job involves a nasty case of vermin control. His bad luck continues that night, when Victor and Margaret visit the BBC with a virtually unconscious window cleaner they believe to be Mrs Warboy's cousin.

Further details

Victor is in A&E because the garden shed collapsed and fell on him. He's sat, sedated, with a fixed grin on his face (for a change!), and is laughing uncontrollably at everything he sees. While they're waiting for Victor's treatment, Jean asks Margaret to take her and Cousin Wilfred to a television recording, which they agree to. As Margaret drives to Jean's from hospital, she drives into a ladder and a man falls onto the roof of their car. When they arrive back to collect Cousin Wilfred, they come across the very concussed and confused man they accidentally picked up earlier. Thinking he's Cousin Wilfred, they take him to the studio where he sleeps throughout the filming and has to be carried to the car, still asleep. After suffering a poorly-attended and boring recording, they carry the man back into the car, still asleep. They arrive back at Jean's to find Cousin Wilfred whom they were supposed to have picked up! Victor finds a job, as a valet, but quickly loses his temper with a pretentious customer and after tolerating his manner for a few hours, is rude to him before walking out once again to glorious retirement.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 8th March 1992
Time
9:05pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Thursday 6th October 2011 10:00am Gold
Thursday 6th October 2011 4:40pm Gold
Saturday 14th January 2012 11:20am Gold
Monday 13th February 2012 12:40pm Gold
Monday 13th February 2012 6:40pm Gold
Tuesday 3rd April 2012 3:00pm Gold
Tuesday 3rd April 2012 10:20pm Gold
Wednesday 25th April 2012 1:00pm Gold
Wednesday 25th April 2012 7:00pm Gold
Saturday 16th June 2012 11:40am Gold
Wednesday 22nd August 2012 11:40am Gold
Wednesday 22nd August 2012 6:20pm Gold
Saturday 20th October 2012 9:00am Gold
Thursday 7th February 2013 9:00pm Gold
Friday 8th February 2013 1:00am Gold
Wednesday 1st May 2013 4:20pm Gold
Thursday 2nd May 2013 10:20am Gold
Wednesday 8th May 2013 2:20pm Gold
Thursday 9th May 2013 8:20am Gold
Monday 30th September 2013 5:40pm Gold
Tuesday 1st October 2013 11:50am Gold
Wednesday 4th December 2013 5:40pm Drama
Saturday 8th February 2014 5:20pm Drama
Sunday 9th February 2014 1:50pm Drama
Tuesday 1st April 2014 10:10am Gold
Tuesday 1st April 2014 4:50pm Gold
Friday 18th July 2014 10:10pm Yesterday
Saturday 19th July 2014 8:10pm Yesterday
Monday 1st September 2014 8:50am Gold
Monday 1st September 2014 5:30pm Gold
Thursday 6th November 2014 11:20am Gold
Thursday 6th November 2014 6:00pm Gold
Monday 16th March 2015 8:20pm Gold
Saturday 15th August 2015 5:20pm Drama
Wednesday 30th September 2015 2:00pm Gold
Thursday 1st October 2015 7:30am Gold
Saturday 19th March 2016 6:10pm Gold
Sunday 20th March 2016 11:40am Gold
Wednesday 22nd June 2016 10:00pm Yesterday
Thursday 23rd June 2016 8:40pm Yesterday
Friday 29th July 2016 8:20pm Gold
Tuesday 29th November 2016 10:40pm Yesterday
Wednesday 30th November 2016 8:40pm Yesterday
Saturday 11th February 2017 6:20pm Drama
Saturday 25th February 2017 7:50am Gold
Tuesday 23rd May 2017 9:40pm Yesterday
Wednesday 24th May 2017 4:20pm Yesterday
Friday 3rd November 2017 8:10am Gold
Friday 3rd November 2017 12:10pm Gold
Wednesday 24th January 2018 6:00pm Drama
Monday 2nd April 2018 11:00pm Yesterday
Tuesday 3rd April 2018 9:00pm Yesterday
Wednesday 12th September 2018 11:00pm Yesterday
Thursday 13th September 2018 9:00pm Yesterday
Saturday 12th January 2019 9:00am Gold
Wednesday 3rd March 2021 12:20am Yesterday
Wednesday 3rd March 2021 10:20pm Yesterday
Saturday 19th June 2021 9:00pm Yesterday
Sunday 19th September 2021 9:40pm Yesterday
Saturday 16th October 2021 2:20pm Drama
Sunday 7th November 2021 10:20pm Yesterday
Saturday 26th February 2022 3:20pm Drama
Saturday 12th March 2022 9:20pm Yesterday
Saturday 4th June 2022 10:40pm Yesterday
Saturday 25th June 2022 5:20pm Drama
Friday 5th August 2022 7:00am Drama
Friday 5th August 2022 6:00pm Drama
Saturday 24th September 2022 10:00pm Yesterday
Sunday 23rd April 2023 9:20pm Yesterday
Saturday 3rd June 2023 11:20pm Yesterday
Monday 28th August 2023 2:05pm Drama
Saturday 23rd September 2023 10:40pm Yesterday
Saturday 30th December 2023 11:20pm Yesterday
Saturday 9th March 2024 11:20pm Yesterday

Cast & crew

Cast
Richard Wilson Victor Meldrew
Annette Crosbie Margaret Meldrew
Doreen Mantle Mrs Warboys
Guest cast
Harold Goodwin Window Cleaner
John Rutland Wilfred (Cousin Wilf)
Jean Challis Mildred
Gordon Peters Ronnie
Bobby Bragg Warm-Up Man
William Chubb Man in Taxi
Rowan Suart Woman in Taxi
Geoffrey Fordham-Barnett Man in Wheelchair
Writing team
David Renwick Writer
Production team
Susan Belbin Director
Susan Belbin Producer
Chris Wadsworth Editor
John Dunstan Editor
John Bristow Production Designer
Richard Winter Costume Designer
Jean Steward Make-up Designer
Chris Kempton (as Christopher Kempton) Lighting Designer
Eric Idle Composer
Ed Welch Composer

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