The Fall & Rise of Reginald Perrin: The Complete Series
by Gareth Gwenlan, John Howard Davies
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Actor: John Barron, John Horsley, Leonard Rossiter, Pauline Yates, Sue NichollsDirector: Gareth Gwenlan, John Howard Davies
Brand: Koch International
Producer: Gareth Gwenlan
Producer: John Howard Davies
Editor: Bill Harris
Editor: Chris Lovett
Editor: Dan Rae
Writer: David Nobbs
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 630 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-05-05
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: E1 Entertainment
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- Disillusioned by his unrewarding career at Sunshine Desserts, Reginald Perrin (Leonard Rossiter) has a mid-life crisis and fakes his own death. He hilariously attempts to start over, but every time he breaks free, life comes full circle and the eccentric Reggie winds up exactly where he started. Adapted by David Nobbs from his darkly-comedic novels the complete BBC series as seen on PBS.Running Ti
DVD Reviews of The Fall & Rise of Reginald Perrin: The Complete Series
DVD Review: Quirky! Brilliant!! Laugh Out Loud!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Finally! The BBC has brought us hitherto deprived NTSC viewers "The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin," one of the most imaginative British comedies of all time (and if this statement be hyperbole, well, Tough City, Arizona!). In addition, the Beeb (May it continue to flourish!) has also provided us with legible subtitles so that we can fully appreciate every benighted word uttered by the inspired Leonard Rossiter and his delightfully daffy supporting cast, which includes a young(ish) Geoffrey Palmer for whom time had not yet gone by entirely.
It is difficult to believe that the series was first launched in 1976, since the theme of man's alienation from the increasing complexities (and banalities) of an industrialized and mercenary society seems as valid today.
The first two years of the series are so brilliant that they merit the five stars that I have given it. However, the criticisms leveled by other reviewers are true: material has indeed been cut from the series; not merely scenes, but whole episodes. I definitely recall what must have been the sequel to the third year (shown on PBS years ago), in which Reggie again does a flit and escapes this time to a small town where no one knows him, and, one-by-one, the usual suspects join him. In this series, as I recall, the catch-phrase "[Whatever] City, Arizona" was caught by every one of the characters, including Geoffrey Palmer, whose deadpan addition of "Arizona" to expressions such as "Panic City" was so funny that similar catch-phrases entered into my own vocabulary, much to the bewilderment of my friends who had not seen the show. As disappointed as I was not to re-experience these episodes, I was nonetheless gratified to know that I had not imagined that something was definitely missing!
The aforementioned criticisms notwithstanding, seasons one and two will leave you laughing beyond the edge of tears. They are so good that they compensate for any shortcomings of omission or commission on the part of the BBC, to whom we should be thankful for bringing us Reggie Perrin in any form.
Well worth the price of laughing gas!
Description of The Fall & Rise of Reginald Perrin: The Complete Series
Opening with a naked Reggie running into the sea, this groundbreaking BBC comedy series tells the story of a man desperate to escape his daily monotony. Adapted by David Nobbs from his darkly-comedic novel, and powered by the unique performance of Leonard Rossiter, this brilliant satire had the world ?cracking up? over one man?s nervous breakdown.Reginald Perrin (Rossiter) has a respectable career at Sunshine Desserts, a happy marriage and two less than satisfactory children. But the pressures of the rat race are beginning to push Reggie over the edge. The mere mention of his mother-in-law conjures the image of a hippopotamus, the word ?earwig? keeps creeping into his conversations, and his thoughts are repeatedly interrupted by outrageous fantasies involving his secretary ? what?s an overstressed food firm executive to do?
INCLUDES ALL 3 SEASONS (21 EPISODES) PLUS:
?The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter? ? the ultimate film review of the acclaimed actor including unforgettable highlights, archival interviews with Rossiter and first-hand reflections from four of his Reginald Perrin co-stars.
?Reginald Perrin Christmas Special Sketch? ? the long-lost sketch, which reunited the cast three years after the completion of the series; originally broadcast as part of BBC?s 1982 ?The Funny Side of Christmas? special.
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