Season 5
Who would have thought retirement could be so chaotic?
Synopsis
Want to watch One Foot in the Grave (1990), Season 5 online? Six 1994 episodes are waiting on iFILM — the late peak of the BBC black-comedy sitcom about restless retiree Victor Meldrew.
The world around the Meldrews keeps tilting further into the absurd. Victor's stolen car is recovered, which somehow pleases him not at all. Mrs Warboys is flooded out of her own house and moves in, slowly driving Margaret round the bend while Victor, of all people, stays calm thanks to a course of reflexology. From there: a wax model of a neighbour, a greengrocer's assistant Victor convinces himself fancies him, a trip to the solicitor to draw up a will, and a new job as a chauffeur in which he writes off his employer's entire fleet within days. Every plot is wound like a clock — one small snag cranked up into full chaos.
By its fifth run David Renwick has the formula gleaming, and Richard Wilson plays exasperation so well it turns almost tender. Fans of British comedy tend to rate this year highest. Stream One Foot in the Grave Season 5 online on iFILM.
6 episodes
S5·E1The Man Who Blew Away
Patrick is preparing for an important meeting with some Japanese businessmen. Next door, Victor's stolen car has been recovered, but he isn't very happy about it. Then the Meldrews are visited by Mr Foskett - a man who they met on holiday 17 years previously.
S5·E2Only a Story
Mrs Warboys is staying with the Meldrews following the flooding of her house and is starting to irritate Margaret. However, Victor is a lot calmer than usual thanks to the reflexology treatment that he has started receiving.
S5·E3The Affair of the Hollow Lady
Victor thinks that the woman in the greengrocers fancies him. Meanwhile, Mrs Warboys has won a wax model of herself and the Meldrews are having problems with their door locks.
S5·E4Rearranging the Dust
When Victor and Margaret visit their solicitors in order to make a will they discover precisely why a waiting room is so-called.
S5·E5Hole in the Sky
Patrick is looking forward to his trip to stay with Pippa's brother after an embarrassing visit to an Armenian restaurant in order to attempt to make up with Victor. Meanwhile, the Meldrews are employing a pair of very strange workmen and Margaret is getting jealous of a marionette.
S5·E6The Exterminating Angel
Romance is in the air for Mr. Swainey when he finally invites Tania the nurse out for a date. Victor takes a new job as a chauffeur but rapidly wipes out his employer's beloved fleet.
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