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PostPosted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 4:53 pm 
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A TV series I love... though it's a long time since it first aired.

It did have quite a "cult" following for a while.


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The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin is a series of novels which developed into a British sitcom starring Leonard Rossiter in the title role. Both the books and television series were written by David Nobbs, and the screenplay for the first series was adapted by Nobbs from the novel, though subplots in the novel were considered too dark or risqué for television and toned down or omitted, an example being the relationship between Perrin's daughter and his brother-in-law.

The story concerns a middle-aged middle manager, Reggie Perrin, who is driven to bizarre behaviour by the pointlessness of his job at Sunshine Desserts.

The first novel in the series, The Death of Reginald Perrin, was published in 1975, with later editions retitled to match the title of the television series. Subsequent novels reversed the process, being adapted from the television series, and published as The Return of Reginald Perrin (1977, based on the 2nd television series), and The Better World of Reginald Perrin (1978, based on the 3rd television series).

The original three television series, all of the same name, were broadcast between 1976 and 1979; a fourth, The Legacy of Reginald Perrin, also written by Nobbs, followed in 1996.


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I think its all available on YouTube... follow the links at YT, starting......

The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin s01e01 Hippopotamus


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A post by Sharon at CTH reminded me of this show... in particular the character "CJ"

Who was known for silly cliché catch phrases:

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I googled to find examples.....I thought I'd list a few...

Series Two

"Proliferation is the thief of time."

"What the eye doesn't see is goose for the gander."

"There's no smoke without the worm turning."

"It's the early bird that catches the quick brown fox."

"No need to beat around the mulberry bush."

"Let's hope I'm not a fait accompli worse than death."

Series Three

"Absence is better than a cure. Prevention makes the heart grow fonder."

"The proof of the pudding is caviar to the general."

"...a different kettle of fish out of water."

"The only good ringer's a dead ringer."

"...the pot calling the kettle a silver lining."

"It's a long lane that gathers no moss."

"Sacrifice never killed the cat."

"Every silver lining has a cloud."

"Out of the mouths of babes and little children."

"Run it up the flagpole, see if the rats desert a sinking ship."

"...spoil the ship for a ha'peth of spilt milk."

"Trumpet call of duty."

"The ugly duckling that prevented the goose from laying the golden egg."

"The morning after the Lord Mayor's show before."

"It's never too late for a leopard to change horses in midstream."

"Never outstay your doodah."

"In and out like lamb's tails."

"Leave no worm unturned."


1982 Christmas Special

"I'm not an ostrich who buries his head under a bushel."

"Good news is better than no broth."



....more at link
http://www.leonardrossiter.com/reginald ... Jisms.html

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The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin - S02E07 - Extreme Solution
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
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