The series starred leonard rossiter as reginald reggie perrin, an advertising executive at sunshine desserts trapped in a dreary existence and pointless job who is in the throes of a fullblown midlife crisis. Buy the fall and rise of reginald perrin by david nobbs from amazons fiction books store. Tv tuesday the fall and rise of reginald perrin photo. The fall and rise of reginald perrin season 1, episode 5 reggie decides to fake a suicide after delivering a drunken public speech and wreaking disaster on c.
Fall and rise of reginald perrin, the mp3 cd audiobook, mp3 audio, unabridged. Reginald iolanthe perrin is a 46year old sales executive for sunshine desserts,run by the hearty but hectoring boss c. Series 1 was released on dvd in region 2 by 2entertain on 1 june 2009. The fall and rise of reginald perrin tv series 19761979 imdb.
This series is a remake of the classic 1970s bbc series, the fall and rise of reginald perrin. The fall and rise of reginald perrin is a situation comedy with a difference. Reggie perrin is a modern update of the 1970s bbc sitcom the fall and rise of reginald perrin, which starred leonard rossiter. The fall and rise of reginald perrin s03 tv series. Jul 12, 2017 the fall and rise of reginald perrin season one episode one 8 sept 1976 reginald iolanthe perrin is a 46year old sales executive for sunshine desserts,run by the hearty but hectoring boss c. The fall and rise of reginald perrin, now released as a fourdisc set, was a very popular sitcom in britain in the mid70s, and at various moments during the four series run, its remarkably easy. The fall and rise of reginald perrin s01 tv series 19761979.
Leonard rossiter stars in david nobbss black comedy about a sales executive whose midlife crisis results in him faking. Both series were superb, but, in my humble opinion, the performance of the late, great, john barron as cj edges it in favour of the perrin series. In the update, reggie is a successful executive at groomtech, having what looks like an enviable life secure marriage, job and finances. He also adapted them for a british sitcom starring leonard rossiter in the title role. The fall and rise of reginald perrin brilliantly employs repetition to not only deliver increasingly humorous gags, but also to perfectly illustrate its central theme. The situation is that of a tired, middleaged executive who, feeling suffocated by his repetitive commuter lifestyle, decides he wants out. Each season told a full story, broken up into halfhour installments generally built around one or. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the fall and rise of reginald perrin. Joan sees through the disguise,and tries to blackmail him into having sex with her. Returning in disguise after various attempts at finding a new life, he gets his old job back and finds nothing has changed. The fall and rise of reginald perrin download season 1,2. Click here and start watching the fall and rise of reginald perrin in seconds. Initially i was sceptical that the story of reggie perrin, a 1970s sales executive who fakes his own death and comes back disguised as someone else, could. The fall and rise of reginald perrin s02e01 remarried and back.
The fall and rise of reginald perrin is a novel and british sitcom starring leonard rossiter in the title role. Leonard rossiter stars in david nobbss black comedy about a sales executive whose midlife crisis results in him faking his own death. Yet the fall and rise of reginald perrin wouldnt be so wellremembered if it hadnt overcome its genre limitations. The fall and rise of reginald perrin s02 tv series. You will probably like it, but even if you dont, it will do you great good, and be the yardstick by which you judge all other related material. List of the fall and rise of reginald perrin episodes.
Series one 8 september 20 october 1976 the first series was based on nobbss novel the death of reginald perrin, retitled the fall and rise of reginald perrin to tie in with the television series. Adapted by david nobbs from his novel, the fall and rise of reginald perrin brilliantly captured the mid1970s zeitgeist. The second series was released on 22 november 2010. Disillusioned after a long career at sunshine desserts, perrin goes through a midlife crisis and fakes his own death.
The fall and rise of reginald perrin series tv tropes. Author jonathan coe, writing in 2015 about the career of the late david nobbs, claimed that nobbs most famous book, the fall and rise of reginald perrin, should be considered a classic. Get the audible audio editions of the reginald perrin series from the. The fall and rise of reginald perrin tv series 19761979. Though not unhappily married to elizabeth,he calls her mother a hippopotamus and is finding no enthusiasm for marketing c. The fall and rise of reginald perrin s01 tv series. The revival stars martin clunes and was first broadcast on 24 april 2009.
Watch the fall and rise of reginald perrin episodes online. The fall and rise of reginald perrin episodes imdb. He also adapted them for a british sitcom starring leonard rossiter in the title. Perrins loses face in the community as mcblane attacks a salvation army woman and there is a backlash against his peacekeeping force 21 episode seven 24 january 1979 307. The fall and rise of reginald perrin cast and characters. Reginald iolanthe perrin is a 46year old sales executive for sunshine desserts, run by the hearty but hectoring boss c. Disc 1 1976 starring leonard rossiter and pauline yates on dvd and bluray. May 10, 2009 the fall and rise of reginald perrin, now released as a fourdisc set, was a very popular sitcom in britain in the mid70s, and at various moments during the four series run, its remarkably easy.
The fall and rise of reginald perrin book the fall and rise of reginald perrin book. The fall and rise of reginald perrin is a 1970s british sitcom written and developed from his own series of novels by david nobbs. A distinguished novelist and comedy writer, nobbs has written for hit tv comedy shows including the two ronnies and created the tv sitcom the rise and fall of reginald perrin, adapted from his own reginald perrin comedy novels. Watch the fall and rise of reginald perrin online full. Perrin s loses face in the community as mcblane attacks a salvation army woman and there is a backlash against his peacekeeping force 21 episode seven 24 january 1979 307. Bbc two the fall and rise of reginald perrin, series 3. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Married again to elizabeth and working,as martin, at sunshine desserts where he runs the reginald perrin memorial trust reggie is now getting dissatisfied with his new identity and keen to return to being his old self. The fall and rise of reginald perrin topic youtube. The fall and rise of reginald perrin uploaded a video 4 years ago 31. Money and jewellery begin to disappear at perrins and a female guest starts to be suggestive with the male staff. As a man losing his grip on his sanity, rossiter plays to the reality of the situation more than the silliness, and as the season rolls onand as reggie abandons his job and family, dons a series of disguises, attends his own. The fall and rise of reginald perrin 19761979 episode list. The complete series 1976 starring leonard rossiter and pauline yates on dvd and bluray.
With leonard rossiter, pauline yates, john barron, sue nicholls. Returning in disguise after various attempts at finding a new life, he. He is eventually found out, and in the second series has success with a chain of shops. Both the book and tv series were written by david nobbs, and the screenplay for the first series was adapted by nobbs from the novel.
The fall and rise of reginald perrin s01 tv series 19761979size. Directed by 2 writing credits 1 cast 107 produced by 2 music by 1 film editing by 4 production design by 6 costume design by 1 makeup department 3 art department 2 sound department 9. Full epsiodes of the fall and rise of reginald perrin season 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 available for downloading in mp4 mkv avi. A novel, and any television series adapted from it, needs a definite beginning, a middle and an. But reggie is not at all happy, focusing on the unpleasant grind of daily life like his overcrowded train, which is always 27 minutes late for a variety of. The fall and rise of reginald perrin is sometimes regarded as a sitcom, although it is really an adaption for television of a series of novels written by david nobbs. He lives at 12 coleridge close, part of the poets estate. Directed by 2 writing credits 1 cast 107 produced by 2 music by 1 film editing by 4.
Reginald iolanthe perrin is suffering a midlife crisis, and tries to escape his dreary life. The fall and rise of reginald perrin 1976 news imdb. The fall and rise of reginald perrin season 2 imdb. The rise and fall of reginald perrin, is a must to television viewing as mozart is to music, citizen kane to cinema, and dickens to reading. The fall and rise of reginald perrin s03 tv series 19761979. David nobbs, the author of twelve previous novels, is the. The fall and rise of reginald perrin is a series of novels written by david nobbs. Leonard rossiter was great in both series that goes without saying. The fall and rise of reginald perrin a britcom about a middleaged executive whose fantasies and eccentricities provide him an escape from a dreary everyday life. Watch the fall and rise of reginald perrin s01e01 hippopotamus arthur twosheds jackson on dailymotion. He is eventually found out, and in the second series has success. Im probably in the minority, but i think the fall and rise of reginald perrin was better than rising damp.
The bbc has brought us hitherto deprived ntsc viewers the fall and rise of reginald perrin, one of the most imaginative british comedies of all time and if this statement be hyperbole, well, tough city, arizona. The fall and rise of reginald perrin s01e01 hippopotamus. Download the reginald perrin audiobook series and listen anywhere, anytime on your iphone, android or windows device. He also adapted them for a british sitcom starring leonard rossiter in the. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. From motherinlaw gags to existential angst, the fall and rise of reginald perrin by the late david nobbs was brilliantly funny, emotional and absurd david nobbss reginald perrin, in these lazier times of clip shows and false memory, tends to be lumped in with basil fawlty and victor meldrew as a great sitcom character. The fall and rise of reginald perrin s02 tv series 19761979size. Money and jewellery begin to disappear at perrin s and a female guest starts to be suggestive with the male staff. S01e01 bbc comedy the fall and rise of reginald perrin. Some of its subplots were considered too dark or risque for television and. He adapted the screenplay for the first series from the novel. The fall and rise of reginald perrin download season 1,2,3,4. Watch full episodes of the fall and rise of reginald perrin and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at.