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One Foot in the Grave

Sitcom about grumpy senior citizen Victor Meldrew (played by Richard Wilson), whose attitude lands him in comical predicaments.
19906 episodesX-RayTV-PG
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Alive and Buried
    January 2, 1990
    29min
    TV-PG
    Sitcom about a grumpy senior citizen whose attitude lands him in comical predicaments. Replaced at work by a box, Victor embarks on his enforced retirement.
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  2. S1 E2 - The Big Sleep
    January 10, 1990
    28min
    TV-PG
    Sitcom. Margaret tries to help her husband cope with early retirement by getting him a book from the library entitled Coping with Old Age.
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  3. S1 E3 - The Valley of Fear
    January 17, 1990
    29min
    TV-PG
    Victor's outing to photograph badgers ends with him being mugged. Mrs Birkett comes to regret calling at the Meldrews' to collect items for a jumble sale. Victor finds a dead cat in the freezer.
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  4. S1 E4 - I'll Retire to Bedlam
    January 24, 1990
    29min
    TV-PG
    Sitcom. Victor and Margaret are trapped in their garden shed by a swarm of bees. Later, a trip to the eye clinic gives Victor a chance to moan about the NHS.
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  5. S1 E5 - The Eternal Quadrangle
    January 31, 1990
    29min
    TV-PG
    Sitcom. Margaret worries that Victor might be having an affair, so she retaliates by spending more time with her friend, Mr Wharton.
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  6. S1 E6 - The Return of the Speckled Band
    February 7, 1990
    29min
    TV-PG
    Victor and Margaret prepare for a holiday but have to cope with Mrs Warboys's bout of food poisoning, a visit from the electricity man and a snake.
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English
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English [CC]
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