TV series
One Foot in the Grave
Overview
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. Despite its traditional production, the series supplants its domestic sitcom setting with elements of black humour and surrealism.
Details
- First air date
- 1990-01-04
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 6 seasons
- Episodes
- 36 episodes
- Genres
- Comedy
- Network
- BBC One
- Production
- BBC
- Country
- GB
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Richard Wilson as Victor Meldrew
- Annette Crosbie as Margaret Meldrew
- Owen Brenman as Nick Swainey
- Doreen Mantle as Mrs Warboys
- Janine Duvitski as Pippa
- Angus Deayton as Patrick
- John Rutland as Wilfred
- Roger Hammond as Mr Gillespie
- Michael Robbins
- Diana Coupland
- Richard Lumsden
- John Cater
Creators and crew
- David Renwick - Creator
- Susan Belbin - Producer
- Susan Belbin - Director
- Christine Gernon - Director
- Sydney Lotterby - Director
- David Renwick - Writer
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