Seasons & episodes
S0 · E1Who's Listening? 1990-12-27 · 59 min
"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.
S0 · E2The Man in the Long Black Coat 1991-12-30 · 48 min
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.
S0 · E3Victor in the Bath 1993-03-12 · 8 min
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
S0 · E4One Foot in the Algarve 1993-12-26 · 92 min
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.
S0 · E5The Wisdom of the Witch 1995-12-25 · 60 min
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.
S0 · E6Starbound 1996-12-26 · 59 min
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.
S0 · E7Endgame 1997-12-25 · 68 min
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?
S0 · E8Visiting Uncle Dick 2001-03-06 · 8 min
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...
S0 · E9I Don't Believe It! The One Foot in the Grave Story 2000-11-20 · 30 min
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.
S0 · E10Britain's Best Sitcom: One Foot in the Grave 2004-02-14 · 30 min
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.
S1 · E1Alive and Buried 1990-01-04 · 29 min
Victor Meldrew, 60 years old, is at last retiring from the rigors of his security guard job at Watson-Mycroft. Replaced by a talking machine, Victor soon discovers that retirement will give him just as many reasons to be grumpy.
S1 · E2The Big Sleep 1990-01-11 · 28 min
As retirement throws more problems for Victor Meldrew's retirement, including a next-door neighbour's noisy party, a disturbing and puzzling rash and an atheist funeral, has Victor bitten the bullett?
S1 · E3The Valley of Fear 1990-01-18 · 29 min
After being mugged whilst photographing badgers, and having his house sprayed with the phrase 'The Man Who Lives Here Is A Turd', Victor decides to hold a crime prevention meeting.
S1 · E4I'll Retire to Bedlam 1990-01-25 · 29 min
After being stuck in the shed for over three hours, then forced to spend an entire day with his eyes closed after a visit to the optometrist, Victor cannot bear the trials of babysitting.
S1 · E5The Eternal Quadrangle 1990-02-01 · 29 min
Although Margaret is glad that Victor finally has a hobby to occupy his time, she is less pleased to discover that it involves painting nudes.
S1 · E6The Return of the Speckled Band 1990-02-08 · 29 min
Following a food poisoning incident, problems with the electricity man, the Meldrews embark on a well deserved holiday, however this is only the start of their problems?
S2 · E1In Luton Airport No One Can Hear You Scream 1990-10-04 · 30 min
When Victor and Margaret return from their holiday, they discover that their luggage has been sent to the other side of the world, and that their house has been burned down.
S2 · E2We Have Put Her Living in the Tomb 1990-10-11 · 30 min
The Meldrews are given the responsability of looking after their god-daughter's tortoise.
S2 · E3Dramatic Fever 1990-10-18 · 30 min
Victor discovers a new talent - writing comedy. However, his views of comedy are somewhat different from everyone elses, and he finds himself without support.
S2 · E4Who Will Buy? 1990-10-25 · 30 min
While Pippa believes that Victor may have murdered an elderly blind man, Victor uses a benefit concert to re-introduce his ventriloquist act.
S2 · E5Love & Death 1990-11-11 · 30 min
When the Meldrews visit some friends on the South Coast, Victor is given a surprise.
S2 · E6Timeless Time 1990-11-15 · 30 min
A variety of bizarre factors, including a dead hedgehog, keep Victor awake. And if Victor's awake, Margaret isn't going to get much sleep either.
S3 · E1Monday Morning Will Be Fine 1992-02-02 · 30 min
After a burglary Victor decides not to replace his television set in order to give him and Margaret more opportunity to get out of the house. However, a trip to the pub results in a disconcerting experience with an old friend.
S3 · E2Dreamland 1992-02-09 · 30 min
Margaret is having a recurring dream about murdering someone who looks like Victor. However, it's Margaret who is starting to irritate Victor. That is, until she disappears.