I pride myself as being the first person in my Household to watch the very first episode of "One foot in the grave". I was chuckling away to myself, for days and no one could see why?
It reminds me of the excitement that I had when I first went to the very first showing of Star Wars (1977) here in Ipswich Town, Englan. No one then could understand my joy at just seeing a Film.
One foot in the grave to me is tied with Black adder as probably finest ever TV situation comedy show.
However, the beauty with the show called "One foot in the grave" was that it was now. And every single person that lived in United Kingdom, had ever lived next to, was living next to (at this very moment), or had known some one like Victor Meldrew that gave the show that "Edge".
Forced to retire early from his job as a security guard, Victor Meldrew (Richard Wilson) struggles to cope with the problems that retired life throws his way alongside his long suffering wife, Margaret Meldrew (played by Annette Crosbie). It is no wonder he is grumpy, if it can go wrong it will.
However, it wasn't just that we liked watching Victor week in, week out. He was the star I grant you that. However, the other characters such as Patrick (Angus Deaton) and Pippia (Jannie Dovitsk) one his next door neighbours. Mr Nick Swainey (Owen Bremmen) his other next door neighbours; and the visits of Mrs Warboys (Dorren Mantle) were just as brilliant.
How they ever got through filming some of the plots and scenes without laughing, or keeping a straight face I will never, ever know.
The old lady getting into the wrong bed is one that never stops me from nearly falling of my chair. The plant/tree that was actually planted in the Toilet (Yes planted in the toilet) is another; the delivery of 200 Knomes to his house by mistake is another. The hair piece that got dropped into some the dough mix, and when Victor sliced the loaf of bread he got the hair piece in full!. Victor with glass pint "Superglued" to his head in another as he attempted to cool himself with it. Victor being beaten up by midgets is another... and so on and so on....
The scripts that were written for this were excellent, the timing and delivery of the jokes spot on.
Another thing was the ability of the writer to sometimes just have Victor on his own for an entire episode or at least with just one other person; and still remain equally as funny.This happened a quite a few occasions within the show.
This show got voted the 10th Best comedy show ever by the Uk audience. That was wrong,and many people now if they could voted again would put this show, much, much higher.
It showed you Britain how it really was during the 1990's to the 2000!
What a comedy show - that was sometimes very dark. But it still was funny. Its one of those show that you had to see at the time. And now with DVD releases - you still can. Go on buy one, and see what we British we always going on about with this comedy show.
Probably the greatest Situation Comedy show ever to come out of the Uk. It was that good.
Carl Brown Ipswich Town England
It reminds me of the excitement that I had when I first went to the very first showing of Star Wars (1977) here in Ipswich Town, Englan. No one then could understand my joy at just seeing a Film.
One foot in the grave to me is tied with Black adder as probably finest ever TV situation comedy show.
However, the beauty with the show called "One foot in the grave" was that it was now. And every single person that lived in United Kingdom, had ever lived next to, was living next to (at this very moment), or had known some one like Victor Meldrew that gave the show that "Edge".
Forced to retire early from his job as a security guard, Victor Meldrew (Richard Wilson) struggles to cope with the problems that retired life throws his way alongside his long suffering wife, Margaret Meldrew (played by Annette Crosbie). It is no wonder he is grumpy, if it can go wrong it will.
However, it wasn't just that we liked watching Victor week in, week out. He was the star I grant you that. However, the other characters such as Patrick (Angus Deaton) and Pippia (Jannie Dovitsk) one his next door neighbours. Mr Nick Swainey (Owen Bremmen) his other next door neighbours; and the visits of Mrs Warboys (Dorren Mantle) were just as brilliant.
How they ever got through filming some of the plots and scenes without laughing, or keeping a straight face I will never, ever know.
The old lady getting into the wrong bed is one that never stops me from nearly falling of my chair. The plant/tree that was actually planted in the Toilet (Yes planted in the toilet) is another; the delivery of 200 Knomes to his house by mistake is another. The hair piece that got dropped into some the dough mix, and when Victor sliced the loaf of bread he got the hair piece in full!. Victor with glass pint "Superglued" to his head in another as he attempted to cool himself with it. Victor being beaten up by midgets is another... and so on and so on....
The scripts that were written for this were excellent, the timing and delivery of the jokes spot on.
Another thing was the ability of the writer to sometimes just have Victor on his own for an entire episode or at least with just one other person; and still remain equally as funny.This happened a quite a few occasions within the show.
This show got voted the 10th Best comedy show ever by the Uk audience. That was wrong,and many people now if they could voted again would put this show, much, much higher.
It showed you Britain how it really was during the 1990's to the 2000!
What a comedy show - that was sometimes very dark. But it still was funny. Its one of those show that you had to see at the time. And now with DVD releases - you still can. Go on buy one, and see what we British we always going on about with this comedy show.
Probably the greatest Situation Comedy show ever to come out of the Uk. It was that good.
Carl Brown Ipswich Town England