The Meldrews return from a disastrous Greek holiday to discover that their home has burnt down. Six months and a pile of insurance headaches later, they are ensconced in their new home and decide to throw a house-warming party. What could possibly go wrong?
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Series 1: 4. I'll Retire To Bedlam
Victor and Margaret are trapped in their garden shed by a swarm of bees. Later, a trip to the eye clinic gives Victor a chance to moan about the NHS. While he's out, Margaret ag ...
20-07-2024
BBC 4
Series 1: 6. The Return Of The Speckled Band
Victor and Margaret are preparing for a holiday to Athens, but first they must cope with Mrs Warboys's bout of food poisoning, a visit from the electricity man and a snake that ...
13-07-2024
BBC 4
Series 4: 1. The Pit And The Pendulum
Sitcom about grumpy senior citizen Victor Meldrew. Patrick's cherry tree launches an attack on Victor's junipers, which prompts Victor to seek professional help. Victor's intere ...
10-07-2024
BBC 4
Series 1: 5. The Eternal Quadrangle
Sitcom. Margaret worries that Victor might be having an affair, so she retaliates by spending more time with her friend, Mr Wharton.
06-07-2024
BBC 4
Series 1: 3. The Valley Of Fear
Victor's outing to photograph badgers ends up with him being mugged. Mrs Birkett comes to regret calling at the Meldrews' to collect items for a jumble sale.
29-06-2024
BBC 4
Series 1: 2. The Big Sleep
Sitcom. Margaret tries to help her husband cope with early retirement by getting him a book from the library entitled Coping with Old Age.
22-06-2024
BBC 4
Series 1: 1. Alive And Buried
Sitcom about grumpy senior citizen Victor Meldrew, whose attitude lands him in comical predicaments. \n\nReplaced at work by a box, Victor embarks on his enforced retirement but ...
15-06-2024
BBC 4
One Foot In The Algarve
The Meldrews go on holiday to Portugal with Mrs Warboys, who is hoping for romance with her penpal Alfonso. Photographer Martin Trout follows them there, believing they have a r ...
24-12-2023
BBC 4
Who's Listening?
Victor bemoans the commercialism of Christmas and ponders whether it ever had a deeper, spiritual meaning. He decides to help the vicar feed the homeless on Christmas Day, but i ...
27-12-2022
BBC 4
The Wisdom Of The Witch
The Meldrews have a tarot reading that prophesies disaster for Victor. Patrick and Pippa sell their home, but a house clearance crew are mistaken for their removal men. Patrick ...
14-12-2022
BBC 4
The Wisdom Of The Witch
The Meldrews have a tarot reading that prophesies disaster for Victor. Patrick and Pippa sell their home, but a house clearance crew are mistaken for their removal men. Patrick ...
14-12-2022
BBC 4
Series 4: 1. The Pit And The Pendulum
Sitcom about grumpy senior citizen Victor Meldrew. Patrick's cherry tree launches an attack on Victor's junipers, which prompts Victor to seek professional help. Victor's intere ...
10-07-2024
BBC 4
Series 2: 4. Who Will Buy?
Unexpected visitors drop in and mistakenly suspect Victor of killing an elderly blind man. A concert gives Victor the chance to use his ventriloquist's dummy.
07-12-2021
BBC 4
Series 1: 6. The Return Of The Speckled Band
Victor and Margaret are preparing for a holiday to Athens, but first they must cope with Mrs Warboys's bout of food poisoning, a visit from the electricity man and a snake that ...
13-07-2024
BBC 4
Series 2: 3. Dramatic Fever
Margaret joins the local amateur dramatic society and takes Victor to a Bergerac party. Meanwhile, Margaret's mother manages to get stuck in the bath with wallpaper paste.
30-11-2021
BBC 4
Who's Listening?
Victor bemoans the commercialism of Christmas and ponders whether it ever had a deeper, spiritual meaning. He decides to help the vicar feed the homeless on Christmas Day, but i ...
27-12-2022
BBC 4
Series 1: 5. The Eternal Quadrangle
Sitcom. Margaret worries that Victor might be having an affair, so she retaliates by spending more time with her friend, Mr Wharton.
06-07-2024
BBC 4
Series 1: 1. Alive And Buried
Sitcom about grumpy senior citizen Victor Meldrew, whose attitude lands him in comical predicaments. \n\nReplaced at work by a box, Victor embarks on his enforced retirement but ...
15-06-2024
BBC 4
Series 2: 2. We Have Put Her Living In The Tomb
Victor and Margaret agree to look after Kylie the tortoise whilst Margaret's god daughter Jennifer goes on holiday.
23-11-2021
BBC 4
Series 1: 4. I'll Retire To Bedlam
Victor and Margaret are trapped in their garden shed by a swarm of bees. Later, a trip to the eye clinic gives Victor a chance to moan about the NHS. While he's out, Margaret ag ...
20-07-2024
BBC 4