Episode
One Foot in the Grave: The Return of the Speckled Band
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- One Foot in the Grave
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 1990-02-08
- Runtime
- 29 min
Episode context
The Return of the Speckled Band is Episode 6 in Series 1 of One Foot in the Grave. It aired on 1990-02-08. The runtime is 29 min.
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