One Foot in the Grave

Crabby and cranky, ill tempered and irritable - all these things and more combined to make the character of Victor Meldrew, played by Richard Wilson, one of the best loved in the history of British comedy. Joined by long suffering wife Margaret (Annette Crosbie) and neighbours Patrick (Angus Deayton) and Pippa (Janine Duvitski), the irascible Victor made One Foot in the Grave one the biggest comedy hits of the 1990s. But all good things must come to an end, and after 10 hilariously miserable years, Series 6 was sadly the last as viewers bid farewell to Victor.The final episode "Things Aren't Simple Anymore" sees Margaret struggling to come to terms with life after Victor was killed in a hit and run. With poignant flashbacks she recalls the final months of his life, comforted by a new soul mate, played by Hannah Gordon, who is not all she seems...