The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976)
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Subtitles for: The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976)
"Fantastically funny"
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.
| Rate | ★ 8/10 (29 votes) |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Duration | 30 min / episode |
| Country | GB |
| Release | 08 Sep 1976 |
| Language | EN |
| Director | David Nobbs |
| Keywords | london, england depression midlife crisis surreal marriage satire dark comedy sitcom workplace comedy |
| IMDb | tt0073990 ↗ |
| Type | TV Series Ended |
Cast
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Pauline Yates
Elizabeth Perrin
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John Barron
Charles Jefferson / 'C.J.'
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John Horsley
Doc Morrissey
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Bruce Bould
David Harris-Jones
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Geoffrey Palmer
Jimmy Anderson
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Patricia Hodge
Geraldine Hackstraw
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Tim Preece
Tom Patterson
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Sally-Jane Spencer
Linda Perrin
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Theresa Watson
Prue Harris-Jones
