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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- Seasons
- 6
- Episodes aired
- 36
- Latest aired
- S06E06
- Total runtime
- 18h 2min
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 January 1990 – February 1990 6 episodes
- Season 2 October 1990 – November 1990 6 episodes
- Season 3 February 1992 – March 1992 6 episodes
- Season 4 January 1993 – March 1993 6 episodes
- the show was away for 1 year and 9 months
- Season 5 December 1994 – January 1995 6 episodes
- the show was away for 5 years and 8 months
- Season 6 October 2000 – November 2000 6 episodes
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S05E01 The Man Who Blew Away
December 25 · 40min find the promo
Show synopsis
Patrick is preparing for an important meeting with some Japanese businessmen. Next door, Victor's stolen car has been recovered, but he isn't very happy about it. Then the Meldrews are visited by Mr Foskett - a man who they met on holiday 17 years previously.
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S05E02 Only a Story
January 1 · 30min find the promo
Show synopsis
Mrs Warboys is staying with the Meldrews following the flooding of her house and is starting to irritate Margaret. However, Victor is a lot calmer than usual thanks to the reflexology treatment that he has started receiving.
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S05E03 The Affair of the Hollow Lady
January 8 · 30min find the promo
Show synopsis
Victor thinks that the woman in the greengrocers fancies him. Meanwhile, Mrs Warboys has won a wax model of herself and the Meldrews are having problems with their door locks.
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S05E04 Rearranging the Dust
January 15 · 30min find the promo
Show synopsis
When Victor and Margaret visit their solicitors in order to make a will they discover precisely why a waiting room is so-called.
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S05E05 Hole in the Sky
January 22 · 30min find the promo
Show synopsis
Patrick is looking forward to his trip to stay with Pippa's brother after an embarrassing visit to an Armenian restaurant in order to attempt to make up with Victor. Meanwhile, the Meldrews are employing a pair of very strange workmen and Margaret is getting jealous of a marionette.
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S05E06 The Exterminating Angel
January 29 · 30min find the promo
Show synopsis
Romance is in the air for Mr. Swainey when he finally invites Tania the nurse out for a date. Victor takes a new job as a chauffeur but rapidly wipes out his employer's beloved fleet.