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One Foot in the Grave

  • TV Series
  • 1990–2001
  • TV-PG
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
7.7K
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Annette Crosbie and Richard Wilson in One Foot in the Grave (1990)
Dark ComedyComedyDrama

Victor Meldrew is a retiree who attracts bad luck. If he's not driving his long suffering wife Margaret crazy with his constant moaning, he's fighting with neighbours.Victor Meldrew is a retiree who attracts bad luck. If he's not driving his long suffering wife Margaret crazy with his constant moaning, he's fighting with neighbours.Victor Meldrew is a retiree who attracts bad luck. If he's not driving his long suffering wife Margaret crazy with his constant moaning, he's fighting with neighbours.

  • Stars
    • Richard Wilson
    • Annette Crosbie
    • Doreen Mantle
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    7.7K
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    • Stars
      • Richard Wilson
      • Annette Crosbie
      • Doreen Mantle
    • 47User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    • Won 3 BAFTA Awards
      • 10 wins & 15 nominations total

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    Richard Wilson
    Richard Wilson
    • Victor Meldrew
    • 1990–2001
    Annette Crosbie
    Annette Crosbie
    • Margaret Meldrew
    • 1990–2001
    Doreen Mantle
    Doreen Mantle
    • Mrs Warboys…
    • 1990–2000
    Owen Brenman
    Owen Brenman
    • Nick Swainey…
    • 1990–2000
    Angus Deayton
    Angus Deayton
    • Patrick…
    • 1990–2000
    Janine Duvitski
    Janine Duvitski
    • Pippa
    • 1990–2000
    David Renwick
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    • 1993–2000
    Gordon Peters
    • Ronnie
    • 1992–2000
    Valerie Minifie
    • Mrs Jellis…
    • 1990–1995
    Damaris Hayman
    Damaris Hayman
    • Elderly Lady…
    • 1992–1995
    Christopher Ryan
    Christopher Ryan
    • McKendrick Twins…
    • 1990–1995
    Michael Robbins
    Michael Robbins
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    • 1990–1991
    Cecily Hobbs
    • Eye Clinic Nurse…
    • 1990–1991
    John Rutland
    • Cousin Wilf…
    • 1992–2000
    Nick Maloney
    Nick Maloney
    • Garage Manager…
    • 1990–1995
    Louise Duprey
    • Lisa…
    • 1992–1993
    Laura Cox
    • Mrs Ashcroft…
    • 1993–1995
    Hilary Mason
    Hilary Mason
    • Elspeth…
    • 1990–1995
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    skelk

    Applauds to David Renwick for this classic sitcom.

    Forced to retire early from his job as a security guard, Victor Meldrew (Richard Wilson) struggles to cope with the problems that retired life throws his way alongside his long suffering wife, Margaret (played by Annette Crosbie). It is no wonder he is grumpy, if it can go wrong it will.

    Annette Crosbie gives a brilliant performance and it is a delight to watch her express the wonderful array of emotions that being married to Victor requires.

    Richard Wilson endeared himself to a nation with this role that catapulted him into the minds of every viewer.

    One Foot in the Grave is a national treasure that is amongst the very best of British Comedy.
    todd-246

    Best British comedy so far!

    This is just an incredible series. It deals with just about EVERYTHING! Not for the easily offended, though it doesn't go out of its way to offend. It's irreverent and pulls no punches. The series shows what it wants to how it wants to and makes no apologies. Sometimes it can be darkly humorous, but in these cases it usually has a valid point to make and does so quite well.

    The best way to describe this series is as follows: Imagine if absolutely everyone and everything on the face of the planet were really as miserable, stupid, loud, obnoxious, belligerent, deceitful, crazy, lazy, greedy, unfair, ironic, annoying, etc., as one sometimes feels them to be. Put a bitter (but not unlikeable) retiree in the middle of this world as the protagonist. Now watch how he interacts with and reacts to the people, places and things in this world. Sometimes he's in the right, sometimes he's in the wrong. Sometimes he gets what he deserves, sometimes he gets what he doesn't deserve. Sometimes he gives others what they deserve, sometimes he gives them what they don't deserve. No matter where a particular episode goes, you will most likely bellow with laughter at some point, usually at many points. There are a few episodes that were created not so much for a laugh as they were for irony; some of that irony being quite bitter or just plain sad. In episodes such as these, one will at least feel something, even if it is not what was expected.

    As of this writing, the first season is available in the UK on DVD and the second season will be released there soon. With absolutely every other Britcom available in the United States, it's unfortunate that this series isn't popular enough to be released here. I suppose the fact that public television didn't play it ad nauseum like "Are You Being Served," "Keeping Up Appearances," or "Red Dwarf" (not that they're bad shows) is why. Remember, it's not how good something is that makes it popular and available, it's how visible it is.

    Actually, it's kind of fitting that "One Foot in the Grave" isn't receiving the recognition it deserves and is fading into obscurity while being surrounded by so many more popular yet inferior programs. It's exactly the sort of point that one of its own episodes might have made!
    ratzcatcher

    Friggen bloody fantastic

    One of the greatest British sitcoms ever. One Foot in the Grave was thoroughly entertaining for its decade run from 1990-2000. Who could ever forget Victor Meldrew and his constant whinging and run of bad luck. I loved this show and wished it was still going. Richard Wilson is a fantastic actor and the shows guests like Mrs Warboys were hilarious also. Watch the telemovie they made in 1993 its a laugh a second. Congratulations to everyone involved in this one. Pure gold in every sense of the word, many sitcoms today you laugh at how unfunny it is, not One Foot in the Grave, a jewel in BBC's television schedule. Gone but in my mind never ever forgotten.
    tyrioc

    amazingly funny

    every time they re-run episodes of this i go out of my way to watch it. It is the single most funny British comedy/sitcom thing i think i have ever seen. Its so sarcastic its almost unbelieveable and the situations whilst odd are certainly interesting and give the character of viktor mildew full oppurtunity to make something go wrong. I love this show and i cant wait to sit down to some more reruns!
    G.Spider

    One of the finest drama/comedies ever made.

    Victor Meldrew, retired security guard and human sponge 'soaking up every misery in the world' will surely be remembered in many years to come as one of comedy's greatest creations. Not to say that 'One Foot in the Grave' is strictly 2-D comedy. As with all the best of these kinds of things, it is more of a drama series which just happens to be funny. There is a good cast of genuine characters, all played with believability. Among them are Victor's long-suffering wife Margaret, her friend Mrs Warboys (who always seems to end up on the wrong end of disaster), next-door neighbours Patrick and Pippa (the former a Victor-in-the-making), and the enigmatic Mr Swainey who lives with his mysterious never-seen mother. And the programme certainly manages non-stop hilarity and plenty of genuine belly laughs throughout its six series and various extra-long specials. Well-written,inventive and clever plots involve everything from the everyday to the bizarre. Especially notable are hundreds of garden gnomes turning up on Victor's doorstep, Victor and Mrs Warboys both getting a foot stuck in a bag of plaster and having to heave it along with them as they attempt to find their way out of 'the set from Apocolypse Now', a caravan which contains the ghost of a devil worshipper, a chimpanzee which has a 'thing' for Victor, a scorpion talisman which brings down a plague of bad luck on its owner, and a guest house which is 'more like a wildlife kingdom'. Also memorable are the episodes involving one long scene - Victor stuck in a traffic jam, waiting for a telephone call and sitting in a waiting area. The fact that a half-hour episode in which nothing actually happens can be hilarious, entertaining and meaningful demonstrates the skill and depth of writing and the high quality of acting present throughout the series. Victor himself, despite initially coming across as a grumpy old man, is actually one of the most sympathetic characters ever created. Everybody can relate to the problems he faces on a daily basis, and everyone can cheer him on as he says and does the kinds of things we've all longed to do in certain trying situations. If you're a fan of any kind of comedy then this is unmissable.

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    • Trivia
      Richard Wilson initially turned down the role because he thought he was too young to play a 60-year-old character, as he was only 53 when the series was first broadcast. It was almost offered to comedian Les Dawson before Wilson changed his mind.
    • Quotes

      [repeated line]

      Victor Meldrew: I don't believe it!

    • Connections
      Edited into Auntie's Bloomers: Auntie's New Bloomers 2 (1995)

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    • Release date
      • January 4, 1990 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Одной ногой в могиле
    • Filming locations
      • Tresillian Way, Walkford, Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK(Meldrews house)
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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      1 hour 30 minutes
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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