TV series
One Foot in the Grave
1990–2000 · 6 seasons
A slow-burning suburban sitcom that mixes petty domestic irritation with sudden jolts of black surrealism and quiet sadness.
- Created by
- David Renwick
- Genres
- Comedy
- Starring
- Richard Wilson, Annette Crosbie, Owen Brenman
- Tagline
- Who would have thought retirement could be so chaotic?
- 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.
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- Created by
- David Renwick
- Genres
- Comedy
- Starring
- Richard Wilson, Annette Crosbie, Owen Brenman
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