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The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976)
Comedy
Disillusioned after a long career at Sunshine Desserts, Reginald Iolanthe Perrin endures a midlife crisis and fakes his own death. Returning in disguise after various attempts at finding a 'new life', Perrin gets his old job back and finds nothing has changed. He is eventually found out, and later finds success with a chain of junk shops. However, it becomes so successful that he feels he has created a monster and decides to destroy it.
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Keywords
london, england
depression
midlife crisis
surreal
marriage
satire
dark comedy
sitcom
workplace comedy
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Reviews(1)
E
elev8
July 15, 2023
One of the very greatest from the era of great sitcoms. Throws into sharp relief what an abject embarrassment today's BBC has become.




































