10.0/101 votes#1 - Alive and Buried
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/4/1990
Victor Meldrew, 60 years old, is at last retiring from the rigors of his security guard job at Watson-Mycroft. Replaced by a talking machine, Victor soon discovers that retirement will give him just as many reasons to be grumpy.
Director: Susan Belbin
Writer: David Renwick
9.0/105 votes#2 - Happy Returns
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 2/21/1985
Rodney's in love with Debbie from the newsagents. Could this mean the end of his dirty magazine fetish? Trouble is she's only 19, and 19 1/2 years ago Del was pretty friendly with her mum...
Director: Susan Belbin
Writer: John Sullivan
9.0/101 votes#3 - Watch the Birdie
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 10/29/1988
René and his staff prepare the long-distance duck for its vital flight to England.
Director: Susan Belbin
Writer: David Croft
9.0/101 votes#4 - René - Under an Assumed Nose
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 11/5/1988
Monsieur Leclerc comes to the rescue when orders are given for René to be arrested. René tries to escape using a unique disguise.
Director: Susan Belbin
Writer: Jeremy Lloyd
9.0/101 votes#5 - Love & Death
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/11/1990
When the Meldrews visit some friends on the South Coast, Victor is given a surprise.
Director: Susan Belbin
Writer: David Renwick
8.0/101 votes#6 - The Arrival of the Homing Duck
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 10/22/1988
René and the Resistance find another novel way to return the British airmen to England.
Director: Susan Belbin
Writer: David Croft
8.0/101 votes#7 - The Confusion of the Generals
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 11/12/1988
René is in even more trouble as the generals gather round at the chateau.
Director: Susan Belbin
Writer: Jeremy Lloyd
8.0/101 votes#8 - Who's for the Vatican?
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 11/19/1988
A medal for bravery, a suicide pill and a hide-out in the Vatican introduce an old habit to René.
Director: Susan Belbin
Writer: Jeremy Lloyd
8.0/101 votes#9 - Dreamland
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 2/9/1992
Margaret is having a recurring dream about murdering someone who looks like Victor. However, it's Margaret who is starting to irritate Victor. That is, until she disappears.
Director: Susan Belbin
Writer: David Renwick
8.0/102 votes#10 - The Broken Reflection
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 2/16/1992
Alfred, Victor's accident prone brother, is making his first visit from New Zealand for 25 years. Victor is not looking forward to his stay, preferring to act as a neighbourhood vigilante.
Director: Susan Belbin
Writer: David Renwick
8.0/102 votes#11 - The Beast In The Cage
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 2/23/1992
The Meldrews and Mrs Warboys get stuck in Bank Holiday traffic.
Director: Susan Belbin
Writer: David Renwick
8.0/102 votes#12 - Beware The Trickster On The Roof
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 3/1/1992
Mr Swainey has brought Victor a present back from his holiday - an unlucky charm. Victor thinks that Mrs Stebbings's tv aerial is laughing at him and his resulting misfortune. Meanwhile, Patrick and Pippa are having problems trying to sell their house.
Director: Susan Belbin
Writer: David Renwick
7.0/101 votes#13 - No Hiding Place
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 10/15/1988
René disguises himself as his father in order to escape the wrath of Denise Laroque.
Director: Susan Belbin
Writer: Jeremy Lloyd
7.0/103 votes#14 - The Worst Horror Of All
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 3/8/1992
Even a shed falling on him cannot upset Victor when he finally gets a new job. However, before starting work he must first contend with some unwanted visitors and a trip to the BBC organised by Mrs Warboys.
Director: Susan Belbin
Writer: David Renwick
6.0/101 votes#15 - Timeless Time
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/15/1990
A variety of bizarre factors, including a dead hedgehog, keep Victor awake. And if Victor's awake, Margaret isn't going to get much sleep either.
Director: Susan Belbin
Writer: David Renwick
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"Alive and Buried" is the best rated episode directed by Susan Belbin. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by David Renwick. It aired on 1/4/1990 and is rated 1.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Happy Returns".