Martin Clunes

The strange afterlife of Reginald Perrin

A character whose initials spell RIP was always destined more for death than resurrection but Reginald Iolanthe Perrin is to rise again, with Martin Clunes stepping into the shoes that Leonard Rossiter left on the beach when he faked his own demise in the David Nobbs comedy that ran on BBC1 from 1976-1979.

Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 15th January 2009

A couple's plans to retire are scuppered as each of their adult children return home. This BBC sitcom ran from 1983-87, providing an early role for Martin Clunes (as one of the offspring). Inoffensive and uninspiring, it was just another in a long line of tedious middle class comedies in which stuffy old dad and his stuffy old values are the butt of jokes for his 'with it' kids... yawn.

Lorna Cooper, MSN Entertainment, 12th August 2008