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The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

Comedy · 1976 · Rated 8/10

Last aired: S3 E7, Amalgamated Aerosols · 1979-01-24

Leonard Rossiter stars in David Nobbs's black comedy about a sales executive whose mid-life crisis results in him faking his own death.

Cast

Season 3

Season 1Season 2Season 3
E1 The Great Project 1978-11-29 · 30 min Reggie, not content with disappearing, has a new idea for a venture: a community for the middle-aged and middle-class. He sets out to recruit staff.
E2 Staff Training 1978-12-06 · 30 min The staff of Perrins complete their amazingly rigorous training programme and the community's doors are thrown open to the general public. But the expected rush doesn't materialize.
E3 The Trickle of Visitors 1978-12-20 · 30 min The slow trickle of visitors to Reggie's Community increases and becomes a fast trickle. The treatment they receive is astonishing, and so are the results.
E4 Communal Social Evenings 1978-12-27 · 30 min Perrins is now in full swing with guests and money pouring in. The council planning department takes an interest. Some of the guests reveal their innermost secrets.
E5 Timebomb 1979-01-03 · 30 min Reggie's community has become an enormous success after a television feature, but how long can it last?
E6 Jinx 1979-01-17 · 30 min A jinx has hit the community. It is under attack from within and without and it seems that nothing can stop the rot. Reggie gets grumpier throughout and shows it.
E7 Amalgamated Aerosols 1979-01-24 · 30 min Reggie is offered a job at Amalgamated Aerosols, but the sweet smell of success still eludes him.

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