Episode
One Foot in the Grave: The Big Sleep
Overview
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 bullet?
Details
- Series
- One Foot in the Grave
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 1990-01-11
- Runtime
- 28 min
Episode context
The Big Sleep is Episode 2 in Series 1 of One Foot in the Grave. It aired on 1990-01-11. The runtime is 28 min.
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Episode 1: Alive and Buried
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.
Episode 3: The Valley of Fear
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.
More episodes from this season
Episode 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 closed after a visit to the optometrist, Victor cannot bear the trials of babysitting.
Episode 5: The Eternal Quadrangle
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.
Episode 6: The Return of the Speckled Band
Following a food poisoning incident and problems with the electricity man, the Meldrews embark on a well-deserved holiday, however this is only the start of their problems.