The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
“Fantastically funny”
Disillusioned after a long career at Sunshine Desserts, Perrin goes through a mid-life crisis and fakes his own death. Returning in disguise after various attempts at finding a 'new life', he gets his old job back and finds nothing has changed. He is eventually found out, and in the second series has success with a chain of shops selling useless junk. That becomes so successful that he feels he has created a monster and decides to destroy it. In the third and final series he has a dream of forming a commune which his long suffering colleagues help bring to reality. Unfortunately that also fails and he finds himself back in a job not unlike the one he originally had at Sunshine Desserts.
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1.Hippopotamus
08-09-197630mReggie's life as a sales executive at Sunshine Desserts is getting too much for him and the strain is starting to show.
2.Nightmare in the Park
15-09-197630mReggie's plans for a relaxing weekend are scuppered when the family decides to visit a safari park.
3.The Sunday Extraordinary Business Meeting
22-09-197630mElizabeth is away, so Reggie decides to invite his secretary Joan over for a secret tryst... but constant visitors from family and friends prevent this.
4.The Bizarre Dinner Party
29-09-197630mWith Elizabeth still away, Reggie hosts a dinner party (without any food) for his business associates.
5.The Speech to the British Fruit Association
06-10-197630mAfter a disastrous public speech to the Fruit Association at Bilberry Hall, Reggie decides to take drastic action...
6.Trying a Frenchman, Welshman, Scotsman and an Italian
13-10-197630mAfter his fake suicide, Reggie tries out a number of different new identities.
7.The Memorial Service
20-10-197630mReggie returns as Martin Wellborn, attends his own memorial service, and wins back Elizabeth.
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