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Reggie and Elizabeth's quiet Christmas morning is interrupted by family, friends, coworkers, and even a tramp. On December 27th, 1982, at 8.05pm, Frank Muir introduced an hour of sitcom shorts specially made for the Christmas season. The sixty-minute programme was entitled "The Funny Side Of Christmas", and featured five- to ten- minute, and mostly one- or two- scene, situations of some of the BBC's most popular programmes of the time - all of which are now defined as 'classic television'.

S0 · E3Comedy Connections 2004-07-19 · 30 min＋

The history of classic comedy shows. A look at 1970s sitcom The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, including interviews with writer and stars.

S1 · E1Hippopotamus 1976-09-08 · 30 min＋

Reggie's life as a sales executive at Sunshine Desserts is getting too much for him and the strain is starting to show.

S1 · E2Nightmare in the Park 1976-09-15 · 30 min＋

Reggie's plans for a relaxing weekend are scuppered when the family decides to visit a safari park.

S1 · E3The Sunday Extraordinary Business Meeting 1976-09-22 · 30 min＋

Elizabeth is away, so Reggie decides to invite his secretary Joan over for a secret tryst... but constant visitors from family and friends prevent this.

S1 · E4The Bizarre Dinner Party 1976-09-29 · 30 min＋

With Elizabeth still away, Reggie hosts a dinner party (without any food) for his business associates.

S1 · E5The Speech to the British Fruit Association 1976-10-06 · 30 min＋

After a disastrous public speech to the Fruit Association at Bilberry Hall, Reggie decides to take drastic action...

S1 · E6Trying a Frenchman, Welshman, Scotsman and an Italian 1976-10-13 · 30 min＋

After his fake suicide, Reggie tries out a number of different new identities.

S1 · E7The Memorial Service 1976-10-20 · 30 min＋

Reggie returns as Martin Wellborn, attends his own memorial service, and wins back Elizabeth.

S2 · E1Remarried and Back at Sunshine Desserts 1977-09-21 · 30 min＋

Maintaining his identity as Martin Wellbourne becomes more wearing for Reggie. Revealing his true identity to CJ does not go down well...

S2 · E2Elizabeth's New Admirer 1977-09-28 · 30 min＋

Reggie is reduced to working at a pig farm. Elizabeth decides to get a job, gaining a new admirer and becoming the bread winner but isn't keen to let Reggie know where, leading him to suspect she is having an affair.

S2 · E3Jimmy's Offer 1977-10-05 · 30 min＋

Reggie confronts CJ and hatches a plan for a very unusual shop after talking to Jimmy.

S2 · E4The Unusual Shop 1977-10-12 · 30 min＋

Reggie asks CJ for a start-up loan to establish his shop Grot which becomes a huge success selling all sorts of useless products.

S2 · E5Re-Involvement 1977-10-19 · 30 min＋

Sunshine desserts goes bankrupt and Reggie hires his old coworkers and boss to Grot.

S2 · E6The Four Untrustworthy Men 1977-10-26 · 30 min＋

Reggie is bored with his success and plans to destroy Grot by hiring totally unsuitable personnel.

S2 · E7Extreme Solution 1977-11-02 · 30 min＋

Reggie's plan fails. He tries more extreme tactics which also fail. Only one more thing left to do...

S3 · E1The Great Project 1978-11-29 · 30 min＋

Reggie decides to open a commune helping people to live in peace and harmony. But first he needs staff...

S3 · E2Staff Training 1978-12-06 · 30 min＋

Having recruited all the old faces, Reggie welcomes his one and only guest to "Perrin's"

S3 · E3The Trickle of Visitors 1978-12-20 · 30 min＋

After an unique advertising campaign, "Perrin's" gains another guest.

S3 · E4Communal Social Evenings 1978-12-27 · 30 min＋

Business is booming and Reggie is content... but for how long?

S3 · E5Timebomb 1979-01-03 · 30 min＋

Money and jewelery begin to disappear at Perrin's and a female guest starts to be suggestible with the male staff.

S3 · E6Episode Six 1979-01-17 · 30 min＋

Perrin's loses face in the community as McBlane attacks a Salvation Army woman and there is a backlash against his "Peacekeeping Force"

S3 · E7Episode Seven 1979-01-24 · 30 min＋

Perrin's closes and everyone says their goodbyes. Reggie gets a new job but finds himself again working for C.J. and his brother F.J. Is the coast calling again?