List of The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin episodes
Appearance
This article needs additional citations for verification. (May 2012) |
This is a list of episodes of The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin and its follow-up series The Legacy of Reginald Perrin.
Series overview
[edit]Series | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
First aired | Last aired | Network | |||
1 | 7 | 8 September 1976 | 20 October 1976 | BBC One | |
2 | 7 | 21 September 1977 | 2 November 1977 | ||
3 | 7 | 29 November 1978 | 24 January 1979 | ||
Christmas | 27 December 1982 | ||||
Legacy | 7 | 22 September 1996 | 31 October 1996 |
Episodes
[edit]Series 1 (1976)
[edit]No. | Title | Original air date | Prod. code |
---|---|---|---|
1 | "Episode One" | 8 September 1976 | 101 |
Reggie's life as a sales executive at Sunshine Desserts is getting too much for him and the strain is starting to show. | |||
2 | "Episode Two" | 15 September 1976 | 102 |
Reggie's plans for a relaxing weekend are scuppered when the family decides to visit a safari park. | |||
3 | "Episode Three" | 22 September 1976 | 103 |
Elizabeth is away, so Reggie decides to invite his secretary Joan over for a secret tryst... but constant visits from family and friends prevent this. | |||
4 | "Episode Four" | 29 September 1976 | 104 |
With Elizabeth still away, Reggie hosts a dinner party (without any food) for his business associates. | |||
5 | "Episode Five" | 6 October 1976 | 105 |
After a disastrous public speech to the Fruit Association at Bilberry Hall, Reggie decides to take drastic action... | |||
6 | "Episode Six" | 13 October 1976 | 106 |
After his fake suicide, Reggie tries out a number of different new identities. | |||
7 | "Episode Seven" | 20 October 1976 | 107 |
Reggie returns as Martin Wellbourne, attends his own memorial service, and wins back Elizabeth. |
Series 2 (1977)
[edit]No. | Title | Original air date | Prod. code |
---|---|---|---|
8 | "Episode One" | 21 September 1977 | 201 |
Reggie reveals his true identity and C.J. promptly fires him. | |||
9 | "Episode Two" | 28 September 1977 | 202 |
Reggie is reduced to working at Mr. Pelham's pig farm and Elizabeth decides to get a job. | |||
10 | "Episode Three" | 5 October 1977 | 203 |
Reggie has an idea for making a fortune: a shop that sells total rubbish. It will be called "Grot." | |||
11 | "Episode Four" | 12 October 1977 | 204 |
Grot is a huge success selling all sorts of useless products. | |||
12 | "Episode Five" | 19 October 1977 | 205 |
Sunshine Desserts goes bankrupt and Reggie hires his old coworkers and boss to Grot. | |||
13 | "Episode Six" | 26 October 1977 | 206 |
Reggie is bored with his success and plans to destroy Grot by hiring totally unsuitable people. | |||
14 | "Episode Seven" | 2 November 1977 | 207 |
Reggie's plan fails. He tries more extreme tactics which also fail. Only one more thing left to do... |
Series 3 (1978–79)
[edit]No. | Title | Original air date | Prod. code |
---|---|---|---|
15 | "Episode One" | 29 November 1978 | 301 |
Reggie decides to open a commune helping people to live in peace and harmony. But first he needs staff... | |||
16 | "Episode Two" | 6 December 1978 | 302 |
Having recruited all the old faces, Reggie welcomes his one and only guest to "Perrin's". | |||
17 | "Episode Three" | 27 December 1978 | 303 |
After a unique advertising campaign, "Perrin's" gains another guest. | |||
18 | "Episode Four" | 3 January 1979 | 304 |
Business is booming and Reggie is content... but for how long? | |||
19 | "Episode Five" | 10 January 1979 | 305 |
Money and jewellery begin to disappear at Perrin's and a female guest starts to be suggestive with the male staff. | |||
20 | "Episode Six" | 17 January 1979 | 306 |
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 |
Perrin's closes and everyone says their goodbyes. Reggie gets a new job but finds himself again working for C.J. and his brother F.J. Is the coast calling again? |
Christmas sketch (1982)
[edit]No. | Title | Original air date | Prod. code |
---|---|---|---|
Special | "The Funny Side of Christmas: Reggie Perrin" | 27 December 1982 | Special |
Reggie and Elizabeth's quiet Christmas morning is interrupted by family, friends, coworkers, and even a tramp. This was a 5 minute sketch broadcast as part of The Funny Side of Christmas |
The Legacy of Reginald Perrin (1996)
[edit]No. | Title | Original air date | Prod. code |
---|---|---|---|
22 | "Episode One" | 22 September 1996 | 101 |
Reggie has died, killed by a billboard advertising the life insurance company with which he was insured. He has left £1m to each of his friends and family – on one condition. | |||
23 | "Episode Two" | 29 September 1996 | 102 |
To net a share of Reggie's fortune, all beneficiaries must prove to have done something absurd. Individual attempts fail, so they decide to work collectively. | |||
24 | "Episode Three" | 6 October 1996 | 103 |
The team form BROSCOR – the Bloodless Revolution of Senior Citizens and the Occupationally Rejected, with the aim of marching on London. | |||
25 | "Episode Four" | 13 October 1996 | 104 |
Both Doc and C.J. have affections for the solicitor and executor of Reggie's will, while the project has brought divorced Tom and Linda back together. | |||
26 | "Episode Five" | 20 October 1996 | 105 |
The team concentrates on recruiting their army for the demonstrations, but C.J. has had enough and decides to talk to the press. | |||
27 | "Episode Six" | 27 October 1996 | 106 |
Tom and Linda remarry, and Joan marries her boyfriend Hank. David Harris-Jones gets drunk at the reception and tells a BBC employee about the project. | |||
28 | "Episode Seven" | 31 October 1996 | 107 |
It is the day of the revolution. Coaches are hijacked, the recruits descend on London and Jimmy interrupts the evening news. But the police have been tipped off. |