One Foot in the Grave

Overview

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.

Roughly 18h to watch every episode. This is an estimate: 36 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 30 minutes.

Trailer

Play trailer: One foot in the grave bbc 1 trailer 1997

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Series cast and crew

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  Richard WilsonVictor Meldrew
  36 episodes

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  Annette CrosbieMargaret Meldrew
  35 episodes

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  Doreen MantleMrs. Warboys
  15 episodes

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  Owen BrenmanNick Swainey
  12 episodes

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  Janine DuvitskiPippa
  10 episodes

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  Angus DeaytonPatrick
  10 episodes

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  Gordon PetersRonnie
  3 episodes

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  John RutlandWilfred
  2 episodes

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  Enn ReitelTramp
  2 episodes

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  Jonathan KyddChippie Joe
  2 episodes

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  Peter CoreyMr. Prout
  2 episodes

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  Damaris HaymanElderly Lady
  2 episodes

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  Christopher RyanPlumber
  2 episodes

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  Hilary MasonElspeth
  2 episodes

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  Annette KerrRuth
  2 episodes

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  Nick MaloneyLaverick
  2 episodes

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  Valerie MinifieMrs Jellis
  2 episodes

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  Katharine PageMargaret's Mother (voice)
  2 episodes

Created by

David Renwick

Network

BBC One

Seasons and episodes

• Series 11990 · 6 episodes
• Series 21990 · 6 episodes
• Series 31992 · 6 episodes
• Series 41993 · 6 episodes
• Series 51994 · 6 episodes
• Series 62000 · 6 episodes
• Specials1990 · 10 episodes