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One Foot In the Grave

"Who would have thought retirement could be so chaotic?"

1990-01-04 Comedy 12

One Foot in the Grave is a BBC television sitcom series The series features the exploits of Victor Meldrew and his long-suffering wife, Margaret. The programmes invariably deal with Meldrew's battle against the problems he creates for himself. Living in a typical household in an unnamed English suburb, Victor takes involuntary early retirement. His various efforts to keep himself busy, while encountering various misfortunes and misunderstandings are the themes of the sitcom. The series was largely filmed on location in Walkford, near New Milton in Hampshire, although several clues show that the series may have been set in Hampshire – possibly Winchester. Despite its traditional production, the series supplants its domestic sitcom setting with elements of black humour and surrealism.

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One Foot in the Grave is a BBC television sitcom series The series features the exploits of Victor Meldrew and his long-suffering wife, Margaret. The programmes invariably deal with Meldrew's battle against the problems he creates for himself. Living in a typical household in an unnamed English suburb, Victor takes involuntary early retirement. His various efforts to keep himself busy, while encountering various misfortunes and misunderstandings are the themes of the sitcom. The series was largely filmed on location in Walkford, near New Milton in Hampshire, although several clues show that the series may have been set in Hampshire – possibly Winchester. Despite its traditional production, the series supplants its domestic sitcom setting with elements of black humour and surrealism.

  • First Aired
    1990-01-04
  • Last Aired
    2000-11-20
  • Creator
    David Renwick
  • Genre
    Comedy
  • Seasons
    6
  • Episodes
    36
  • Status
    Ended
  • Language
    English
  • Network
    BBC One

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Alive and Buried

1. Alive and Buried

Victor Meldrew, 60 years old, is at last retiring from the rigors of his security guard job at Watson-...More
Victor Meldrew, 60 years old, is at last retiring from the rigors of his security guard job at Watson-Mycroft. Replaced by a talking machine, Victor soon discovers that retirement will give him just as many reasons to be grumpy.Less
30mins 1990-01-04
The Big Sleep

2. The Big Sleep

As retirement throws more problems for Victor Meldrew's retirement, including a next-door neighbour's ...More
As retirement throws more problems for Victor Meldrew's retirement, including a next-door neighbour's noisy party, a disturbing and puzzling rash and an atheist funeral, has Victor bitten the bullett?Less
30mins 1990-01-11
The Valley of Fear

3. The Valley of Fear

After being mugged whilst photographing badgers, and having his house sprayed with the phrase 'The Man...More
After being mugged whilst photographing badgers, and having his house sprayed with the phrase 'The Man Who Lives Here Is A Turd', Victor decides to hold a crime prevention meeting.Less
30mins 1990-01-18
I'll Retire To Bedlam

4. I'll Retire To Bedlam

After being stuck in the shed for over three hours, then forced to spend an entire day with his eyes c...More
After being stuck in the shed for over three hours, then forced to spend an entire day with his eyes closed after a visit to the optometrist, Victor cannot bear the trials of babysitting.Less
30mins 1990-01-25
The Eternal Quadrangle

5. The Eternal Quadrangle

Although Margaret is glad that Victor finally has a hobby to occupy his time, she is less pleased to d...More
Although Margaret is glad that Victor finally has a hobby to occupy his time, she is less pleased to discover that it involves painting nudes.Less
30mins 1990-02-01
The Return Of The Speckled Band

6. The Return Of The Speckled Band

Following a food poisoning incident, problems with the electricity man, the Meldrews embark on a well ...More
Following a food poisoning incident, problems with the electricity man, the Meldrews embark on a well deserved holiday, however this is only the start of their problems?Less
30mins 1990-02-08

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A Review by narrator56 10

Written by narrator56 on 2020-09-04

If you are reading this and thinking about watching One Foot in the Grave, stop reading and go watch it immediately! You can always read thi... read more

If you are reading this and thinking about watching One Foot in the Grave, stop reading and go watch it immediately! You can always read this later. This is one of a handful of shows that I think of as nearly perfect Brit sitcoms. In fact, thinking about it, I want to create a list on my profile to share them. A person who was around when this show ran but who didn’t watch it can be forgiven if all they remember is fans yelling out character Victor Musgrove’s signature line, “I do not believe it!” Because people did go nuts over that. But there is a lot more to the show. There is black humor here and the plots are rather layered, often building up to an explosive and unexpected crescendo at the end. It is quite a feat for a half-hour show. There are laugh out loud jokes, brilliant sight gags, and comments on society and human nature. This is an ensemble cast, to be sure. One thing I really like is that they make fun of most of the characters (though not Victor’s wife, brilliantly played mostly straight by Annette Crosbie) but they are not turned into two dimensional caricatures. They have some depth and sympathetic moments. It is one of very few series that I have purchased on DVD in order to watch anytime. I have since learned about how the show was produced and I appreciate the amount of work that writer Davis Renwick put into each episode. Don’t miss it.

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A Review by Peter McGinn

If you are reading this and thinking about watching One Foot in the Grave, stop reading and go watch it immediately! You can always read this later. This is one of a handful of shows that I think of as nearly perfect Brit sitcoms. In fact, ...

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A Review by narrator56 10

Written by narrator56 on 2020-09-04

If you are reading this and thinking about watching One Foot in the Grave, stop reading and go watch it immediately! You can always read this later. This is one of a handful of shows that I think of a...

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