One Foot In the Grave (1990)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Richard Wilson
Victor Meldrew
Annette Crosbie
Margaret Meldrew
Owen Brenman
Nick Swainey
David Renwick
Creator / Writer
Susan Belbin
Producer / Director
Sydney Lotterby
Director
Christine Gernon
Director
Angus Deayton
Patrick Trench / Patrick Trench / Patrick
Janine Duvitski
Pippa Trench / Pippa Trench / Pippa
Doreen Mantle
Jean Warboys / Jean Warboys / Mrs Warboys
Paul Merton
Barman
Kay Adshead
Keep Fit Instructress
Simon Greenall
Police Officer
Susie Blake
Mrs Inglis
Richard Davies
Billy
Helen Fraser
Dr. Snellgrove
Hilary Mason
Elspeth
Joanna Scanlan
Gillian
John Rutland
Wilfred
Danny O'Dea
Michael
Christopher Saul
1st Jehovah's Witness
David Peart
2nd Jehovah's Witness
Colin Ward-Lewis
Radio DJ
Valerie Minifie
Mrs Jellis
Nick Maloney
Garage Manager
John Bird
Lewis Atterbury
Gordon Peters
Ronnie
Richard Evans
Hilton
David McKail
Voice Rec for Hilton (voice) (uncredited)
Georgina Hale
Michael Bilton
Clive Mantle
Norman Lumsden
Joolia Cappleman
Christopher Ryan
Stephen Lewis
Annette Kerr
William Vanderpuye
Lorraine Kelly
Willie Ross
Damaris Hayman
Roger Hammond
Michael Robbins
Helen Lederer
Antony Sher
Richard Pearson
Jimmy Jewel
Diana Coupland
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 4, 1990
StatusEnded
Seasons6
Episodes36
Running Time30m
Genres
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This TV Show Is About.
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One Foot in the Grave is a British television sitcom written by David Renwick. There were six series (each consisting of six half-hour episodes) and seven Christmas specials over a period of ten years from early 1990 to late 2000. The first five series were broadcast between January 1990 and January 1995. For the next five years, the show appeared only as Christmas specials, followed by the sixth and final series in 2000.
The series features the exploits of Victor Meldrew, played by Richard Wilson, and his long-suffering wife, Margaret, played by Annette Crosbie. Wilson initially turned down the part of Meldrew and David Renwick considered Les Dawson for the role, until Wilson changed his mind. The programmes invariably deal with Meldrew's battle against a long series of problems, some of which he creates for himself.
The location is set in an unnamed town in Southern England, where Victor takes involuntary early retirement. His various efforts to keep himself busy while encountering various misfortunes and misunderstandings are the themes of the sitcom. Indoor scenes were filmed at BBC Television Centre with most exterior scenes filmed on Tresillian Way in Walkford in Christchurch, Dorset. Despite its traditional production, the series subverts its domestic sitcom setting with elements of black humour and surrealism.
The series was occasionally the subject of controversy for some of its darker story elements, but nevertheless received a number of awards, including the 1992 BAFTA for Best Comedy. The programme came 80th in the British Film Institute's 100 Greatest British Television Programmes. Four episodes were remade for BBC Radio 2. The series inspired a novel, published in 1992, featuring the most memorable moments from the first two series and the first Christmas special.