One Foot In The Grave
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 1990 - 2000
- 42 episodes (6 series)
The grumpy complainer and accident prone Victor Meldrew takes early retirement and finds he has far too much time on his hands. His long suffering wife and neighbours just have to grin and bear it. Stars Richard Wilson, Annette Crosbie, Doreen Mantle, Owen Brenman, Angus Deayton and Janine Duvitski
Another production also has this name.
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1990 - 2000
- Channel
- BBC 1
- Episodes
- 42 (6 series), plus 2 Comic Relief specials
- Stars
- Richard Wilson, Annette Crosbie, Doreen Mantle, Owen Brenman, Angus Deayton and Janine Duvitski
- Writer
- David Renwick
- Directors
- Susan Belbin and Christine Gernon
- Producers
- Susan Belbin and Jonathan Paul Llewellyn
- Company
When grumpy, accident-prone Victor Meldrew takes early retirement, he soon finds he has far too much time on his hands.
His low tolerance level for the stupidity of others and his lack of diplomacy regularly combine to unleash all manner of hell upon the unsuspecting pensioner, and by proxy his wife, Margaret, and their neighbours.
The seriousness of the situation doesn't matter - Victor's luck means it can always get worse. And does.
Additional details
- Also known as
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- OFITG (Acronym)
- Production
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Multi-camera
- Picture
- Colour
- Soundtrack
- Theme tune composed and performed by Eric Idle. Incidental music by Ed Welch.
Website links
- BBC Comedy Guide
An article from the BBC covering the series. - IMDb
- Wikipedia
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Thursday 4th January 1990 at 9:30pm on BBC One
- Most recent repeats
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- Saturday 19th October 2024 at 11:20pm on U&Yesterday - Series 4, Episode 1
- Saturday 19th October 2024 at 10:40pm on U&Yesterday - Series 5, Episode 5
- Saturday 19th October 2024 at 10:00pm on U&Yesterday - Series 5, Episode 4