The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

Overview

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. He is eventually found out, and later finds success with a chain of junk shops. However, it becomes so successful that he feels he has created a monster and decides to destroy it.

Series details

First air date

1976

Last air date

1996

Status

Ended

Seasons

4

Episodes

28

Episode runtime

30 min

Genres

Comedy

Original language

EN

Origin country

GB

Networks

BBC One

Created by

David Nobbs

Production

BBC

Cast

Leonard Rossiter

Reginald 'Reggie' Iolanthe Perrin

P

Pauline Yates

Elizabeth Perrin

John Barron

Charles Jefferson / 'C.J.'

Sue Nicholls

Joan Greengross

John Horsley

Doc Morrissey

B

Bruce Bould

David Harris-Jones