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4 January 1990 (UK)
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Victor Meldrew is a retiree with an attitude who seems to attract bad luck. If he's not driving his...
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9 wins
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14 nominations
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(6 articles)
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Wilson initially unsure of 'Merlin' role
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"I Don't Believe It!"
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Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 6 of 25) | Richard Wilson | ... | Victor Meldrew (42 episodes, 1990-2000) |
| Annette Crosbie | ... | Margaret Meldrew (41 episodes, 1990-2000) |
| Doreen Mantle | ... | Mrs Warboys / ... (18 episodes, 1990-2000) |
 | Owen Brenman | ... | Nick Swainey / ... (15 episodes, 1990-2000) |
| Angus Deayton | ... | Patrick (14 episodes, 1990-2000) |
| Janine Duvitski | ... | Pippa (14 episodes, 1990-2000) |
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30 min (34 episodes) | 70 min (1 Episode) | 60 min (3 episodes) | 40 min (2 episodes) | 50 min (1 Episode) | 90 min (1 Episode)
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New Zealand:PG (season 1) |
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Although "I don't believe it" is the catchphrase of the show, the first time Victor said it was in the last few minutes of "The Return of the Speckled Band" - the final episode of the first series.
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Referenced in Angus Deayton: One Foot in the Groin (1996)
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With "One Foot in the Grave", David Renwick created a British icon, an ubiquitous catchphrase, as well as possibly the greatest situation comedy of its time. All from unlikely beginnings... Victor Meldrew, played by Richard Wilson (Renwick had him in mind when creating the character, and he was reluctant to play the part at first), can best be described as a grumpy old age pensioner, suddenly made redundant by an electronic piece of equipment, whose everyday actions reap disastrous, albeit hilarious, consequences. Of course the other characters add a lot of flavour to the series. The other main characters in "One Foot in the Grave" are Victor's wife, Margaret, played by Annette Crosby, who cannot be underrated in her role, as well as the ones with less screen presence who pop up from time to time: their neighbours and counterparts, Patrick & Pippa, played by Angus Deayton and Jane Duvitski, respectively; Margaret's friend, Mrs. Warboys; and the altruistic and left-side neigbour, Nick Swainey, all of whom are integral parts of the series; their idiosyncrasies clashing with Meldrew's. Although at first glance the characters in this series can seem rather one-dimensional, they really have a lot of depth to them. It is the only series which ran for so long I can think of whose episodes remain consistently funny, ranging from the various degrees of mildly amusing to absolutely, side-splittingly funny. It may be argued that a lot of the humour derived from this series comes from the way Victor reacts to other people. He doesn't suffer fools gladly! I believe that this series will stand the test of time, despite all the uniquely British references (especially the all-too-common time-sensitive ones, such as the names of contemporary celebrities). Even the theme song (sung & written by Eric Idle of Monty Python fame) is great. The series was broadcast over a 10-year period, from 1990-2000, spanning 6 seasons (36 episodes) plus seven Christmas specials of lengths ranging from 40 minutes to the one feature-length film, "One Foot in the Algarve" (1993). It's a shame the series had to end with both feet in the grave as a result of Victor's demise from a hit-and-run incident, but it certainly didn't overstay its welcome on the BBC.