Episode
One Foot in the Grave: Beware the Trickster on the Roof
Overview
Mr Swainey has brought Victor a present back from his holiday - an unlucky charm. Victor thinks that Mrs Stebbings' TV aerial is laughing at him and his resulting misfortune. Meanwhile, Patrick and Pippa are having problems trying to sell their house.
Details
- Series
- One Foot in the Grave
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 1992-03-01
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Beware the Trickster on the Roof is Episode 5 in Series 3 of One Foot in the Grave. It aired on 1992-03-01. The runtime is 30 min.
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