“Fantastically funny”
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.
4 seasons · 28 episodes
Reggie's Will
Sep 22, 199630 min
After nearly 20 years apart all the characters are brought together by the death of Reggie Perrin. After attending the funeral they are all summoned to Geraldine Hackstraw's office (the solicitor dealing with reggie's estate) to hear the re
The Unlikely Leader
Sep 29, 199630 min
Eager to claim their share of Reggie's fortune, everyone embarks on individual attempts at absurdity, but fail dismally. They decide to pool their resources but wong as a group is less than effective until they adopt Jimmy as their unlikely
BROSCOR
Oct 6, 199630 min
Joan introduces a new face to the group. Hank, Joan's new boyfriend. Is voted into the team in their quest for absurdity. Deciding to form the Bloodless Revolution of Senior Citizens and the Occupationally Rejected (BROSCOR), everyone sets
The Split
Oct 13, 199630 min
A dearth of ideas dampens morale until Jimmy (trying to pass Elizabeth's ideas off as his own, with her consent, of course) suggests splitting into two units: one as a Think Tank, the other as a Policy Research Unit. Things get a bit confus
Suspicions
Oct 20, 199630 min
C.J is not himself (or so everybody thinks) because he is being incredibly nice. Suspicious of his motives, Jimmy nominates Tom and David to keep an eye on C.J. to find out what is behind his sudden change of mood. BROSCOR gets its first re
Jimmy's Inspiration
Oct 27, 199630 min
After the wedding reception, David (nursing a hangover) worries that he may have blown the security surrounding the group's idea for taking over the Goverment. Jimmy has an inspiration that becomes extremely complex; he also begins a relati
Pauline Yates
Elizabeth Perrin
John Barron
Charles Jefferson / 'C.J.'
Bruce Bould
David Harris-Jones
Sue Nicholls
Joan Greengross
Leonard Rossiter
Reginald 'Reggie' Iolanthe Perrin
John Horsley
Doc Morrissey
Trevor Adams
Tony Webster
Geoffrey Palmer
Jimmy Anderson
Leslie Schofield
Tom
Patricia Hodge
Geraldine Hackstraw
Tim Preece
Tom Patterson
Sally-Jane Spencer
Linda Perrin
