The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976)
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.
- First Air Date: 1976-09-08
- Last Air Date: 1996-11-03
- Total Seasons: 4
- Total Episodes: 28
- Episode Runtime: 30 min.
- Network: BBC One
- Creator: David Nobbs
