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The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

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.

1976 |4 Seasons  | 30m |  Comedy

Cast

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Leonard Rossiter

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John Barron

C.J.

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Sue Nicholls

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Geoffrey Palmer

Jimmy Anderson

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Leslie Schofield

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John Horsley

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Tim Preece

Seasons List

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Specials

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Season 1

1976

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Season 2

1977

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Season 3

1978

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The Legacy of Reginald Perrin

1996

More Details

Creator

David Nobbs

Status

Ended

Languages

English

Network

BBC One