The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

Name: The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1976-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
Rating: 8

About The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

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.

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin is a comedy series made for BBC One. It ran for 4 seasons and 28 episodes between September 1976 and November 1996. That is around 7 episodes a season.

Pauline Yates stars as Elizabeth Perrin, John Barron as Charles Jefferson, John Horsley as Doc Morrissey, and Bruce Bould as David Harris-Jones.

Shelv files it under surreal, depression, midlife crisis, and sitcom.

The New Statesman, Black Books, and The Addams Family make useful companions to The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, all filed under dark comedy and satire.