Story Line
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.
“Fantastically funny”
Top Cast
Pauline Yates
Elizabeth Perrin
John Barron
Charles Jefferson / 'C.J.'
John Horsley
Doc Morrissey
Bruce Bould
David Harris-Jones
Geoffrey Palmer
Jimmy Anderson
Patricia Hodge
Geraldine Hackstraw
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Rating
8.0/ 10
First Aired
1976-09-08
Seasons
4 Seasons · 28 Episodes
Genres
Comedy
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User Reviews (1)
elev8
No rating•7/15/2023
One of the very greatest from the era of great sitcoms.
Throws into sharp relief what an abject embarrassment today's BBC has become.