• Air date: 04 Oct '90 6 episodes
      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. The series was largely filmed on location in Walkford, near New Milton in Hampshire, although several clues show that the series may have been set in Hampshire – possibly Winchester. Despite its traditional production, the series supplants its domestic sitcom setting with elements of black humour and surrealism.
  • List of Episodes (6)
    • 1. In Luton Airport, No-one Can Hear You Scream

      04 Oct '90
      When Victor and Margaret return from their holiday, they discover that their luggage has been sent to the other side of the world, and that their house has been burned down.
    • 2. We Have Put Her Living in the Tomb

      11 Oct '90
      The Meldrews are given the responsability of looking after their god-daughter's tortoise.
    • 3. Dramatic Fever

      18 Oct '90
      Victor discovers a new talent - writing comedy. However, his views of comedy are somewhat different from everyone elses, and he finds himself without support.
    • 4. Who Will Buy?

      25 Oct '90
      While Pippa believes that Victor may have murdered an elderly blind man, Victor uses a benefit concert to re-introduce his ventriloquist act.
    • 5. Love and Death

      11 Nov '90
      When the Meldrews visit some friends on the South Coast, Victor is given a surprise.
    • 6. Timeless Time

      15 Nov '90
      A variety of bizarre factors, including a dead hedgehog, keep Victor awake. And if Victor's awake, Margaret isn't going to get much sleep either.