Specials

One Foot in the GraveSpecials

1990
10 Episodes

Episodes

Who's Listening?
S00E01
7.7

Who's Listening?

"All the miseries in the world seem a hundred times worse at Christmas." Victor isn't in a seasonal mood thanks to Mrs Warboys's nativity play, a hostage crisis and 263 garden gnomes. However, Victor's troubles are tiny compared with those of the small boy who wants his dead father home.

27 Dec 199059m
The Man in the Long Black Coat
S00E02

The Man in the Long Black Coat

Victor and Patrick's feud has continued and they now communicate via post-it notes. Pippa is expecting a baby, while Victor is keeping an allotment and buys some radioactive horse manure.

30 Dec 199148m
Victor in the Bath
S00E03

Victor in the Bath

For UK Comic relief 1993, Victor spends 'just one more minute' in the bath contemplating the mysteries of life, from wrinkled fingers to microscopic insects

12 Mar 19938m
One Foot in the Algarve
S00E04
10.0

One Foot in the Algarve

The Meldrews are going on holiday to Portugal with Mrs Warboys. While Margaret is concerned about her approaching 60th birthday, Mrs Warboys is looking forward to meeting her pen friend, with thoughts of romance. Meanwhile, a journalist is attempting to retrieve a vitally important camera film which just happens to be in Margaret's handbag.

26 Dec 199392m
The Wisdom of the Witch
S00E05

The Wisdom of the Witch

When Cousin Ursula dies the Meldrews have to clear out her house in the country, although a witch has predicted that Victor is about to come to an untimely end. Patrick and Pippa have finally sold their house and are preparing to move. Patrick has a new job with his own secretary - something which puts his life in danger.

25 Dec 199560m
Starbound
S00E06

Starbound

The Meldrews return from a long weekend away to find a man living in their shed. Victor is suffering from a hernia but this hasn't stopped him getting a job as a gardener working for Patrick's new boss. Meanwhile, Mr Swainey's mother claims that she is abducted by aliens from Neptune every night.

26 Dec 199659m
Endgame
S00E07

Endgame

Victor and Margaret have new neighbours, the McVities, who they are actually getting on well with. But for how much longer will it last, especially when Victor buys a haunted caravan, and then inadvertently kidnaps the mother of a millionaire?

25 Dec 199768m
Visiting Uncle Dick
S00E08

Visiting Uncle Dick

Short post-finale outing for the Meldrews in aid of Comic Relief (2001). Margaret is visiting a relative in hospital. Victor is his usual self; complaining about everything, and Margaret is her usual self; pretending not to hear him...

06 Mar 20018m
I Don't Believe It! The One Foot in the Grave Story
S00E09

I Don't Believe It! The One Foot in the Grave Story

Documentary celebrating 10 years of the popular BBC sitcom 'One Foot in the Grave', which ran from 1990 to 2000. Cast members and writer David Renwick discuss the series and a selection of memorable clips illustrate the show's huge appeal.

20 Nov 200030m
Britain's Best Sitcom: One Foot in the Grave
S00E10

Britain's Best Sitcom: One Foot in the Grave

Rowland Rivron pays tribute to Victor Meldrew , the irascible pensioner whose catchphrase "I don't believe it!" struck a chord with world-weary viewers everywhere. Contributors include Richard Wilson , Annette Crosbie , Angus Deayton and Eric Idle.

14 Feb 200430m