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“Fantastically funny”

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976)

First aired September 8, 197630m/ep4 seasons · 28 epsEnded
8.0

29 votes

Comedy
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Overview

Disillusioned after a long career at Sunshine Desserts, Reginald Iolanthe Perrin endures a midlife crisis and fakes his own death. Returning in disguise after various attempts at finding a 'new life', Perrin gets his old job back and finds nothing has changed. He is eventually found out, and later finds success with a chain of junk shops. However, it becomes so successful that he feels he has created a monster and decides to destroy it.

Created By

David Nobbs

Top Billed Cast

Pauline Yates

Pauline Yates

Elizabeth Perrin

John Barron

John Barron

Charles Jefferson / 'C.J.'

John Horsley

John Horsley

Doc Morrissey

Bruce Bould

Bruce Bould

David Harris-Jones

Geoffrey Palmer

Geoffrey Palmer

Jimmy Anderson

Patricia Hodge

Patricia Hodge

Geraldine Hackstraw

Tim Preece

Tim Preece

Tom Patterson

Sally-Jane Spencer

Sally-Jane Spencer

Linda Perrin

Theresa Watson

Theresa Watson

Prue Harris-Jones

Seasons

Status

Ended

Language

English

Type

Scripted

Last Air Date

November 3, 1996

Networks

BBC One

Production

BBC

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One of the very greatest from the era of great sitcoms. Throws into sharp relief what an abject embarrassment today's BBC has become.

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