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 1 repeated Saturday at 10pm on Yesterday
- Streaming rank this week: 2,006
Episode menu
Series 5, Episode 2 - The Affair Of The Hollow Lady
Further details
Having recently had their locks replaced, the Meldrews find their front door is continually jamming, leaving them unable to get into the house and even forcing Victor to resort to climbing a ladder in an attempt to enter through their bedroom window. If that weren't bad enough, the very next morning Victor finds the fridge stolen from their kitchen, almost literally from under his nose, whilst leaving the room for moments to get a mug!
Meanwhile, local greengrocer Millicent he is sure has been making suggestive advances to him, which is most unsettling - but he and a few friends have secured tickets to a football match at Wembley, so at least has that to look forward to.
Things are looking worse for Jean. After a few weeks visiting her sister in Blackpool, her car's come off the road en route home and she's laid up in hospital; but also has something to look forward to in the form of a full, life-size waxwork of herself that she won in a raffle at Louis Tussaud's!
Before heading to the football match, Victor pops out on a few errands: notably including visiting locksmith company owner Mr Laverick, and leaving him in no uncertain doubt as to his feelings about the company's service. Heading for the train to meet with his friends, Victor then bumps into Millicent who offers him a lift in her packed delivery van, but it quickly seems she has ulterior motives in mind.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 8th January 1995
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
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Saturday 16th July 2011 | 9:50am | Gold |
Sunday 17th July 2011 | 8:20am | Gold |
Monday 1st August 2011 | 11:20am | Gold |
Monday 1st August 2011 | 4:40pm | Gold |
Tuesday 18th October 2011 | 10:00am | Gold |
Tuesday 18th October 2011 | 4:40pm | Gold |
Thursday 24th November 2011 | 2:25am | Gold |
Thursday 24th November 2011 | 7:20pm | Gold |
Saturday 28th January 2012 | 8:40am | Gold |
Thursday 23rd February 2012 | 12:40pm | Gold |
Thursday 23rd February 2012 | 6:40pm | Gold |
Tuesday 8th May 2012 | 1:00pm | Gold |
Tuesday 8th May 2012 | 7:00pm | Gold |
Saturday 23rd June 2012 | 12:25pm | Gold |
Thursday 6th September 2012 | 12:20pm | Gold |
Thursday 6th September 2012 | 6:20pm | Gold |
Wednesday 5th June 2013 | 3:00pm | Gold |
Thursday 6th June 2013 | 9:00am | Gold |
Wednesday 12th June 2013 | 2:30pm | Gold |
Thursday 13th June 2013 | 9:15am | Gold |
Monday 28th October 2013 | 5:20pm | Gold |
Tuesday 29th October 2013 | 12:00pm | Gold |
Thursday 12th December 2013 | 5:40pm | Drama |
Saturday 8th March 2014 | 11:30am | Gold |
Saturday 8th March 2014 | 5:40pm | Drama |
Sunday 9th March 2014 | 8:35am | Gold |
Sunday 9th March 2014 | 5:00pm | Drama |
Monday 28th April 2014 | 5:00pm | Gold |
Tuesday 29th April 2014 | 9:40am | Gold |
Saturday 16th August 2014 | 7:40pm | Yesterday |
Wednesday 12th November 2014 | 11:20am | Gold |
Wednesday 12th November 2014 | 6:00pm | Gold |
Saturday 21st February 2015 | 1:20pm | Gold |
Saturday 21st February 2015 | 8:20pm | Gold |
Monday 20th April 2015 | 1:20pm | Gold |
Monday 20th April 2015 | 8:20pm | Gold |
Saturday 12th September 2015 | 4:40pm | Drama |
Friday 16th October 2015 | 7:00am | Gold |
Friday 16th October 2015 | 2:00pm | Gold |
Wednesday 20th July 2016 | 10:05pm | Yesterday |
Thursday 21st July 2016 | 8:45pm | Yesterday |
Sunday 11th December 2016 | 10:40pm | Yesterday |
Monday 12th December 2016 | 8:40pm | Yesterday |
Tuesday 7th February 2017 | 10:00am | Gold |
Tuesday 7th February 2017 | 1:20pm | Gold |
Monday 6th March 2017 | 8:00am | Gold |
Thursday 15th June 2017 | 10:20pm | Yesterday |
Friday 16th June 2017 | 4:20pm | Yesterday |
Tuesday 26th September 2017 | 10:40pm | Yesterday |
Wednesday 27th September 2017 | 10:40am | Yesterday |
Friday 26th January 2018 | 6:00pm | Drama |
Monday 5th March 2018 | 11:40pm | Yesterday |
Tuesday 3rd April 2018 | 12:20am | Yesterday |
Tuesday 3rd April 2018 | 10:20pm | Yesterday |
Thursday 13th September 2018 | 12:20am | Yesterday |
Thursday 13th September 2018 | 10:20pm | Yesterday |
Saturday 19th January 2019 | 11:20am | Gold |
Sunday 20th January 2019 | 9:05am | Gold |
Tuesday 23rd March 2021 | 11:40pm | Yesterday |
Wednesday 24th March 2021 | 9:40pm | Yesterday |
Saturday 3rd July 2021 | 10:20pm | Yesterday |
Saturday 6th November 2021 | 1:40pm | Drama |
Sunday 28th November 2021 | 9:00pm | Yesterday |
Saturday 19th March 2022 | 2:40pm | Drama |
Saturday 16th April 2022 | 10:40pm | Yesterday |
Saturday 25th June 2022 | 10:00pm | Yesterday |
Wednesday 17th August 2022 | 7:00am | Drama |
Wednesday 17th August 2022 | 6:00pm | Drama |
Saturday 8th October 2022 | 11:20pm | Yesterday |
Sunday 4th December 2022 | 7:15pm | Drama |
Saturday 7th January 2023 | 10:40pm | Yesterday |
Saturday 24th June 2023 | 10:40pm | Yesterday |
Saturday 14th October 2023 | 10:40pm | Yesterday |
Saturday 20th January 2024 | 10:40pm | Yesterday |
Saturday 30th March 2024 | 10:40pm | Yesterday |
Cast & crew
Richard Wilson | Victor Meldrew |
Annette Crosbie | Margaret Meldrew |
Doreen Mantle | Mrs Warboys |
Richard Lumsden | Nurse |
Edna Monterel | Woman in Hospital |
Barbara Windsor | Millicent |
Nick Maloney | Laverick |
David Renwick | Writer |
Susan Belbin | Director |
Susan Belbin | Producer |
Mike Houghton | Editor |
Mark Lawrence | Editor |
Laurence Williams | Production Designer |
Richard Winter | Costume Designer |
Vanessa White | Make-up Designer |
Chris Kempton (as Christopher Kempton) | Lighting Designer |
Eric Idle | Composer |
Ed Welch | Composer |