One Foot in the Grave (TV Series) The Executioner's Song (2000) User Reviews

Back for a final series. Great start.

[Sleepin_Dragon · 8/10 · 1 November 2019]

Patrick's now in rehab, following his many fallings out with Victor, Pippa seeks an escape from Patrick.

Back for a final run, Series 6 starts off with a really funny episode, initially we're glad to see Victor back in employment, but sadly it hasn't done much for his mood.

Wonderfully black humour, it's loaded with gags and Jokes, from the Chinese restaurant and giant television, to poor Margaret's dodgy job.

As always Victor is trying to do something nice for Patrick, and his good intentions are of course taken the wrong way.

The magic was still here. 8/10

The Other Foot Begins To Step In

[stevenm-07117 · 10/10 · 28 December 2019]

After a three year absence from television and with no full series in more than five, could David Renwick still find the magic for one final run? The answer, emphatically, was yes, as One Foot in the Grave finally returned just as good as ever, if slightly more gritty to reflect changing times both culturally and in televised comedy.

The rise of critics who pick apart absolutely anything, underground Chinese brothels, oddball reality shows and inexplicably popular 'modern' art are all lampooned brilliantly through the increasingly despairing eyes of Victor Meldrew, who's already got enough on his plate with the delayed arrival of some wallpaper for the spare bedroom. Naturally, he's upset the providers and without wishing to give any spoilers, as the preview image of this episode may suggest, they've responded.

This might be the beginning of the end, but the journey will be gloriously bumpy.