Vinyl release of One Foot radio adaptations

Crabby, crusty, and curmudgeonly he may be, but Victor Meldrew, played brilliantly by Richard Wilson, voices the exasperation of the once silent majority. Accompanied by his long-suffering wife, Margaret (Annette Crosbie), Victor's howlingly funny battles against what he perceives as modern-day ills have turned him into one of the great comic creations of our time.

This collection gathers three of the best TV episodes from the well-known BBC One series and an additional four scripts that were specially adapted for radio by creator David Renwick, and fully re-recorded by the cast.

The episodes are:
Alive And Buried. Made redundant at 60, Victor Meldrew has plenty of time on his hands, except now he has to contend with Age Concern workers and unreliable mechanics.

Timeless Time. It's nighttime. Victor can't sleep, which means that Margaret won't be able to either.

In Luton Airport No-one Can Hear You Scream. Victor and Margaret return from holiday to find their home has been demolished.

The Beast In The Cage. Victor encounters road rage when he's stuck in a bank-holiday traffic jam.

The Man In The Long Black Coat. Following the garden gnome incident, Victor Meldrew's feud with neighbour Patrick continues apace. Added to that, Victor has also bought some radioactive manure for his allotment.

The Broken Reflection. Victor is acting as a neighbourhood vigilante and is not looking forward to his accident-prone brother coming to visit from New Zealand.

The Trial. Although selected for jury service, Victor hasn't yet been required in court. However, he is still on call and therefore stuck at home all day. Can he survive the boredom?

First published: Thursday 16th May 2019

Four full-cast radio episodes based on the hit series, adapted by David Renwick from his TV scripts.

Having been made redundant from his job by an electronic box, crabby Victor Meldrew is faced with the prospect of finding his feet in an increasingly frustrating world. In these four episodes - Alive And Buried, Timeless Time, In Luton Airport No-one Can Hear You Scream and The Beast In The Cage - things hilariously go from bad to worse for Victor and his long-suffering wife, Margaret.

Written by Renwick and starring Richard Wilson as Victor and Annette Crosbie as Margaret, these highly entertaining BBC Radio 2 adaptations (the complete series, aired in 1995) also feature a supporting cast including Doreen Mantle, Owen Brenman, Sally Grace, Jeffrey Holland, Jon Glover and Michael Fenton Stevens.

Presented in full-colour inner bags depicting the everyday trappings of Victor's life, two burgundy 140g vinyl LPs are housed in an illustrated wide-spine outer sleeve - complete with coffee-spilled rear. You simply won't believe it!

First released: Friday 11th August 2023