The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
“Fantastically funny”
1976•PG•4 Seasons•28 Episodes•8.0•Ended
Comedy
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.
Creator
David Nobbs
Network
BBC One
Origin
GB
Cast
Pauline Yates
Elizabeth Perrin
John Barron
Charles Jefferson / 'C.J.'
John Horsley
Doc Morrissey
Bruce Bould
David Harris-Jones
Geoffrey Palmer
Jimmy Anderson
Patricia Hodge
Geraldine Hackstraw
Tim Preece
Tom Patterson
Sally-Jane Spencer
Linda Perrin
Theresa Watson
Prue Harris-Jones
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