# One Foot in the Grave

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- Authors: [David Renwick](https://www.bookquiver.com/david-renwick)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2019-05-16

## Description

Crabby, crusty, and curmudgeonly he may be, but Victor Meldrew, played brilliantly by Richard Wilson, voices the exasperation of the once silent majority. Accompanied by his long-suffering wife Margaret (Annette Crosbie), Victor's howlingly funny battles against what he perceives as modern-day ills have turned him into one of the great comic creations of our time. This collection gathers three of the best TV episodes from the well-known BBC 1 Series and an additional four scripts that were specially adapted for radio by One Foot in the Grave creator David Renwick and fully re-recorded by the cast. The episodes are: Alive and Buried": Made redundant at 60, Victor Meldrew has plenty of time on his hands, except now he has to contend with Age Concern workers and unreliable mechanics. " Timeless Time": It's night-time. Victor can't sleep, which means that Margaret won't be able to either. " In Luton Airport No-one Can Hear You Scream": Victor and Margaret return from holiday to find their home has been demolished. " The Beast in the Cage": Victor encounters road rage when he's stuck in a bank-holiday traffic jam. " The Man in the Long Black Coat": Following the garden gnome incident, Victor Meldrew's feud with neighbour Patrick continues apace. Added to that, Victor has also bought some radioactive manure for his allotment. The Broken Reflection": Victor is acting as a neighbourhood vigilante and is not looking forward to his accident-prone brother coming to visit from New Zealand. The Trial": Although selected for jury service, Victor hasn't yet been required in court. However, he is still on call and therefore stuck at home all day. Can he survive the boredom?

## Editions

### One Foot in the Grave

- Publisher: bbc_digital_audio
- Medium: audio
- Length: 3 h 15 min
- Narrated by: Richard Wilson
- ISBN: 978-17-8753-699-9
- Published: 2019-05-16
- Language: en_GB