Advantages: Fabulous characters Disadvantages: The last of the decent episodes are on this DVD
One Foot in the Grave is a well-known and well-loved British sitcom written by David Renwick that ran for six series’ between the years of 1990 and 2000. In 2004 it was voted as the 10th best British sitcom in a BBC pole, a position I think it well deserves. The series as a whole follows lead character Victor Meldrew as he struggles to find things to fill up his days after he is forced to take early retirement when he is ‘replaced by a box’. Victor ... ...often than not conveyed is one that all be it slightly exaggerated is a situation that a lot of people find themselves in and in that way everything about the storyline and the characters is brought to life. == The DVD ==
The Christmas Specials DVD contains both Christmas Specials that aired in the 5-year gap between series 5 & 6. The specials where originally transmitted in December 1996 and December 1997 respectively. I was 6 and 7 when the episodes ...
MI9to5 20.09.2009
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...HAS RUBBED OFF ON HIS LONG SUFFERING WIFE.POOR SOUL.SO INSTEAD OF ONE GRUMP,WE NOW HAVE TWO.AND CHRISTMAS IN THE HAPPY HOUSEHOLD IS NO DIFFERENT TO ANY OTHER TIME OF THE YEAR.IT STILL DOES NOT RAISE A CHEERFUL SMURK TO THE FACES OF OUR MUCH LOVED COUPLE.I JUST LOVE THESE GUYS. ...
TRAY64 26.01.2007
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Comedy - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring: Tessa Peake-Jones, Buster Merryfield, David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst
Comedy - Director: Richard Boden, Mandie Fletcher, Martin Shardlow - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Hugh Laurie, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Fry, Brian Blessed, Tim McInnerny, Tony Robinson, Rowan Atkinson
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