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The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

  • 1976
  • TMDB 8.0/10
  • 4 seasons

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.

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.

Cast

  • Pauline YatesElizabeth Perrin
  • John BarronCharles Jefferson / 'C.J.'
  • John HorsleyDoc Morrissey
  • Bruce BouldDavid Harris-Jones
  • Geoffrey PalmerJimmy Anderson
  • Patricia HodgeGeraldine Hackstraw
  • Tim PreeceTom Patterson
  • Sally-Jane SpencerLinda Perrin

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