Episode
One Foot in the Grave: The Pit and the Pendulum
Overview
Victor is employing a workman in the garden, although he never seems to do any work. On the other side of the fence, Patrick has acquired a pet daschund called Denzil.
Details
- Series
- One Foot in the Grave
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 1993-01-31
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
The Pit and the Pendulum is Episode 1 in Series 4 of One Foot in the Grave. It aired on 1993-01-31. The runtime is 30 min.
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