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.
Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
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Season 1 | Episode 1 | Alive and Buried | 1990-01-04 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 2 | The Big Sleep | 1990-01-11 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 3 | The Valley of Fear | 1990-01-18 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 4 | I'll Retire to Bedlam | 1990-01-25 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 5 | The Eternal Quadrangle | 1990-02-01 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 6 | The Return of the Speckled Band | 1990-02-08 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 1 | In Luton Airport No-One Can Hear You Scream | 1990-10-04 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 2 | We Have Put Her Living in the Tomb | 1990-10-11 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 3 | Dramatic Fever | 1990-10-18 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 4 | Who Will Buy? | 1990-10-25 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 5 | Love and Death | 1990-11-08 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 6 | Timeless Time | 1990-11-15 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 7 | Who's Listening | 1990-12-27 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 1 | Monday Morning Will Be Fine | 1992-02-02 | 35 min |
Season 3 | Episode 2 | Dreamland | 1992-02-09 | 35 min |
Season 3 | Episode 3 | The Broken Reflection | 1992-02-16 | 35 min |
Season 3 | Episode 4 | The Beast in the Cage | 1992-02-23 | 35 min |
Season 3 | Episode 5 | Beware the Trickster on the Roof | 1992-03-01 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 6 | The Worst Horror of All | 1992-03-08 | 35 min |
Season 4 | Episode 1 | The Pit and the Pendulum | 1993-01-31 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 2 | Descent Into the Maelstorm | 1993-02-07 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 3 | Hearts of Darkness | 1993-02-14 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 4 | Warm Champagne | 1993-02-21 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 5 | The Trial | 1993-02-28 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 6 | Secret of the Seven Sorcerers | 1993-03-07 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 7 | One Foot in the Algarve | 1993-12-26 | 90 min |
Season 5 | Episode 1 | The Man Who Blew Away | 1994-12-25 | 40 min |
Season 5 | Episode 2 | Only a Story | 1995-01-01 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 3 | The Affair of the Hollow Lady | 1995-01-08 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 4 | Rearranging the Dust | 1995-01-15 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 5 | Hole in the Sky | 1995-01-22 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 6 | The Exterminating Angel | 1995-01-29 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 7 | The Wisdom of the Witch | 1995-12-25 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 8 | Starbound | 1996-12-26 | 60 min |
Season 5 | Episode 9 | Endgame | 1997-12-25 | 70 min |
Season 6 | Episode 1 | The Executioner's Song | 2000-10-16 | 35 min |
Season 6 | Episode 2 | Tales of Terror | 2000-10-23 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 3 | The Futility of the Fly | 2000-10-30 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 4 | Threatening Weather | 2000-11-06 | 35 min |
Season 6 | Episode 5 | The Dawn of Man | 2000-11-13 | 35 min |
Season 6 | Episode 6 | Things Aren't Simple Anymore | 2000-11-20 | 45 min |
Production | Susan Belbin | Producer |