One Foot in the Grave
| One Foot in the Grave | |
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Series title card (1990–2000)
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| Created by | David Renwick |
| Written by | David Renwick |
| Directed by |
Sydney Lotterby (1990) Susan Belbin (1990–96) Christine Gernon (1997–2000) |
| Starring |
Richard Wilson Annette Crosbie Doreen Mantle Angus Deayton Janine Duvitski Owen Brenman |
| Composer(s) |
Eric Idle and John du Prez (1990) Ed Welch (1990–2000) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 42 + 2 shorts (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Susan Belbin (1990–96) Esta Charkham (1997) Jonathan P. Llewellyn (2000) |
| Location(s) | Walkford, near New Milton, Hampshire, England |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Picture format |
576i (4:3 SDTV) (1990-1997) 576i (16:9 SDTV) (2000) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 4 January 1990 – 20 November 2000 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Cosby (US TV Show) |
One Foot in the Grave is a British BBC television sitcom series written by David Renwick. There were six series and seven Christmas specials over an eleven-year period, from early 1990 to late 2000. The first five series were broadcast between January 1990 and January 1995. For the next five years, the show appeared only as Christmas specials, followed by one final series in 2000.
The series features the exploits of Victor Meldrew, played by Richard Wilson, and his long-suffering wife, Margaret, played by Annette Crosbie. Wilson initially turned down the part of Meldrew and David Renwick considered Les Dawson for the role, until Wilson changed his mind. The programmes invariably deal with Meldrew's battle against the problems he creates for himself. Set in a typical suburb in southern England, Victor takes involuntary early retirement. His various efforts to keep himself busy, while encountering various misfortunes and misunderstandings are the themes of the sitcom. Indoor scenes were filmed at BBC Television Centre with most exterior scenes filmed on Tresillian Way in Walkford on the Dorset/Hampshire border. Despite its traditional production, the series subverts its domestic sitcom setting with elements of black humour and surrealism.
The series was occasionally the subject of controversy for some of its darker story elements, but nevertheless received a number of awards, including the 1992 BAFTA for Best Comedy. The programme came 80th in the British Film Institute's 100 Greatest British Television Programmes. The series, originally shown on BBC One, is now available on DVD and is regularly repeated in the United Kingdom. Four episodes were remade for BBC Radio 2 The series inspired a novel published in 1992 featuring the most memorable moments from the first two series and the first Christmas special.
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