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One Foot in the Grave

Susan Belbin, Christine Gernon, 1990-2001

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One Foot in the Grave
David Renwick, 1993

NOVELIZATION

One Foot in the Grave is a TV series novelization written by David Renwick in 1993 and based on the TV series of the same name, directed by Susan Belbin and Christine Gernon in 1990. The TV series features Richard Wilson, Annette Crosbie, Doreen Mantle, Owen Brenman, Angus Deayton, Janine Duvitski, and others.

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RATING

7.8

/ 10

TV Series Poster: One Foot in the Grave (Susan Belbin, Christine Gernon, 1990-2001)

8.2

/ 10

Book Cover: One Foot in the Grave (David Renwick, 1993)

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Storyline

The series features the exploits, mishaps and misadventures of irascible early retiree Victor Meldrew, who, after being made redundant from his job as a security guard at the age of 60, finds himself at war with the world and everything in it. Meldrew, cursed with misfortune and always complaining, is married to long-suffering wife Margaret, who is often left exasperated by his many misfortunes.

Movie vs Book

Poster of One Foot in the Grave, the 1990 TV series by Susan Belbin and Christine Gernon

Year

1990

Minutes

90

Movie Rate

7.80

Source: IMDb

TV Series

One Foot in the Grave

Country: UK

Year: 1990-2001

Length: 1h30m / 44 episodes

Cover of One Foot in the Grave, the 1993 book by David Renwick

Year

1993

Pages

272

Book Rate

8.24

S: Goodreads

Book

One Foot in the Grave

Country: UK

First published in: 1993

Length: 272 pages

Genre: Fiction

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Poster of One Foot in the Grave, the 1990 TV series by Susan Belbin and Christine Gernon

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Poster of One Foot in the Grave, the 1990 TV series by Susan Belbin and Christine Gernon

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Cover of One Foot in the Grave, the 1993 book by David Renwick

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