9.0/10243 votesLoading...#1 - Hearts of Darkness
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 2/14/1993
During a trip to the countryside with Mrs Warboys and Mr Swainey, the Meldrews manage to get lost. Victor leaves the others to try to find help.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.7/10230 votesLoading...#2 - Things Aren't Simple Any More
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 11/20/2000
In the very last episode of 'One Foot in the Grave', Victor's decision to attend a school reunion unwittingly delivers him into the hands of fate. Margaret deals with the aftermath with the help of her new friend, Glynis.
Director: Christine Gernon
Writer: David Renwick
8.4/10161 votesLoading...#3 - 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
8.4/10136 votesLoading...#4 - The Dawn Of Man
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 11/13/2000
Victor's new fishing hobby leads to an unfortunate encounter with a fly-tipper. Meanwhile, a visit from Patrick's gay twin brother leaves Pippa feeling mentally and physically exhausted, especially when Patrick sits on a cork.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/10186 votesLoading...#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: Sydney Lotterby, Susan Belbin
Writer: David Renwick
8.3/10156 votesLoading...#6 - Warm Champagne
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 2/21/1993
Victor returns from holiday with sunburnt feet. His mood doesn't improve, thanks to rows with the neighbours and the addition of a streetlamp to his bedroom furniture. This gives Margaret a dilemma when she is contacted by Ben, a pleasant man who she met on holiday.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/10155 votesLoading...#7 - The Man Who Blew Away
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 12/25/1994
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/10180 votesLoading...#8 - 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
8.2/10169 votesLoading...#9 - The Pit and the Pendulum
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 1/31/1993
Victor is employing a workman in the garden, although he never seems to do any work. On the other side of the fence, Patrick has acquired a pet daschund called Denzil.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/10150 votesLoading...#10 - Secret Of The Seven Sorcerers
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 3/7/1993
Victor is preparing for a meeting of his magician's club. He now has a job as a lollipop man, but is being bothered by hoax calls from the fire brigade. Patrick and Pippa are due to visit the Meldrews' for a reconciliation meal, but Patrick isn't looking forward to the experience.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/10140 votesLoading...#11 - The Affair Of The Hollow Lady
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 1/8/1995
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/10143 votesLoading...#12 - The Futility Of The Fly
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 10/30/2000
Margaret regrets hiring an attractive cleaner to help around the house. Meanwhile, Mrs Warboys has a couple of nasty frights.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/10153 votesLoading...#13 - 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
8.1/10145 votesLoading...#14 - Descent Into The Maelstorm
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 1/31/1993
Margaret falls ills to nervous exhaustion that has been building up over the last 34 years. She has little chance for peace and quiet in which to recuperate, especially with Victor's problems with gorilla suits and the waste disposal system. She is however cheered by a visit from an old friend.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10157 votesLoading...#15 - Monday Morning Will Be Fine
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 2/2/1992
After a burglary Victor decides not to replace his television set in order to give him and Margaret more opportunity to get out of the house. However, a trip to the pub results in a disconcerting experience with an old friend.
Director: Susan Belbin
Writer: David Renwick
8.0/10155 votesLoading...#16 - 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
8.0/10156 votesLoading...#17 - 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
8.0/10129 votesLoading...#18 - Only A Story
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 1/1/1995
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10143 votesLoading...#19 - Hole In The Sky
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 1/22/1995
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10145 votesLoading...#20 - The Exterminating Angel
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 1/29/1995
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10175 votesLoading...#21 - In Luton Airport No One Can Hear You Scream
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/4/1990
When Victor and Margaret return from their holiday, they discover that their luggage has been sent to the other side of the world, and that their house has been burned down.
Director: Susan Belbin
Writer: David Renwick
7.9/10171 votesLoading...#22 - Who Will Buy?
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/1990
While Pippa believes that Victor may have murdered an elderly blind man, Victor uses a benefit concert to re-introduce his ventriloquist act.
Director: Susan Belbin
Writer: David Renwick
7.9/10179 votesLoading...#23 - The Trial
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 2/28/1993
Victor has been selected for jury service. He hasn't been required in court yet, but he is on call so he is stuck in the house all day and must somehow beat his boredom.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10177 votesLoading...#24 - I'll Retire To Bedlam
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/25/1990
After being stuck in the shed for over three hours, then forced to spend an entire day with his eyes closed after a visit to the optometrist, Victor cannot bear the trials of babysitting.
Director: Susan Belbin
Writer: David Renwick
7.8/10165 votesLoading...#25 - The Return Of The Speckled Band
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/8/1990
Following a food poisoning incident, problems with the electricity man, the Meldrews embark on a well deserved holiday, however this is only the start of their problems?
Director: Susan Belbin
Writer: David Renwick
The Best Episodes of One Foot In the Grave
Every episode of One Foot In the Grave ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of One Foot In the Grave!
One Foot in the Grave is a BBC television sitcom series The series features the exploits of Victor Meldrew and his long-suffering wife, Margaret....
Genre:Comedy
Network:BBC One
Best Episodes Summary
"Hearts of Darkness" is the best rated episode of "One Foot In the Grave". It scored 9/10 based on 243 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/14/1993. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Things Aren't Simple Any More".