The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

8.0

1976•30m

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.

Seasons

7 Episodes • Premiered 1976

1. Hippopotamus

Reggie'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

Reggie's plans for a relaxing weekend are scuppered when the family decides to visit a safari park.

3. The Sunday Extraordinary Business Meeting

Elizabeth is away, so Reggie decides to invite his secretary Joan over for a secret tryst... but constant visitors from family and friends prevent this.