
Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play This definitive collection
Includes:: all 21 episodes from the three series of The Fall & Rise of Reginald Perrin as well as an array of additional features which are new to DVD including the post-Reggie series The Legacy of Reginald Perrin & a special 1982 Christmas sketch The Fall & Rise of Reginald Perrin remains one of the greatest comedies ever broadcast From a terminally frustrated commuter who fakes his own suicide to the boss of Grot a shop selling useless junk to running a commune for the middle-aged & the middle-class Reginald Perrin – & his family & colleagues – provided a hilarious satire on modern life The magnificent performance of Leonard Rossiter held the series together but the show also boasted David Nobbs’ consistently witty scripts & a supporting cast of fantastic characters & a host of enduring catchphrases The series The Legacy of Reginald Perrin (made after the sad death of Rossiter) saw the return of Jimmy CJ Tom Doc & the others as a deceased Reggie’s will inspires them to do something totally & utterly absurd & from the BBC’s The Funny Side of Christmas (which featured festive versions of top comedy shows) comes a five-minute sketch of Reggie’s Christmas Day The BBC Comedy Connections documentary on the making of the series completes this comprehensive collection Extras The Legacy of Reginald Perrin (7episodes) Comedy Connections & The Funny Side Of Christmas (short sketch)