The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin The Complete Collection (Box Set) > Reviews

Advantages: Very Funny, Addictive whether a fan or not
Disadvantages: No extras on DVDs

...along a beach, supposedly on the Dorset Coast, discarding his suit jacket on the way, then undressing and disappearing into the sea. The start of the highly amusing and addictive 70's BBC comedy The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin. I have always been a fan of this comedy although, when repeated, the BBC tend to show just the first series and, if you are lucky, the third series. Shame, as I personally think the second series is the best of the whole ... Read review

Advantages: Great, super...
Disadvantages: ...but a bit of a cock-up on the third episode front.

...I am today by stretching the plot too far... The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin was a hugely popular television series, first broadcast in 1976. The series starred Leonard Rossiter as Reginald Perrin, a man on the verge of a nervous breakdown, driven by the boredom of his office job at Sunshine Desserts to fake his own suicide by leaving his clothes on a beach and assuming a new identity. John Barron plays the part of Reggie's boss, CJ, ... Read review