The Best Episodes of The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

Reggie is bored with his success and plans to destroy Grot by hiring totally unsuitable personnel.

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Elizabeth is away, so Reggie decides to invite his secretary Joan over for a secret tryst... but constant visitors from family and friends prevent this.

Director: Gareth Gwenlan

Writer: David Nobbs

Sunshine desserts goes bankrupt and Reggie hires his old coworkers and boss to Grot.

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Reggie asks CJ for a start-up loan to establish his shop Grot which becomes a huge success selling all sorts of useless products.

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Reggie's life as a sales executive at Sunshine Desserts is getting too much for him and the strain is starting to show.

Director: John Howard Davies

Writer: David Nobbs

After a disastrous public speech to the Fruit Association at Bilberry Hall, Reggie decides to take drastic action...

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After his fake suicide, Reggie tries out a number of different new identities.

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Reggie returns as Martin Wellborn, attends his own memorial service, and wins back Elizabeth.

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Reggie's plan fails. He tries more extreme tactics which also fail. Only one more thing left to do...

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Reggie's plans for a relaxing weekend are scuppered when the family decides to visit a safari park.

Director: Gareth Gwenlan, John Howard Davies

Writer: David Nobbs

With Elizabeth still away, Reggie hosts a dinner party (without any food) for his business associates.

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Reggie is reduced to working at a pig farm. Elizabeth decides to get a job, gaining a new admirer and becoming the bread winner but isn't keen to let Reggie know where, leading him to suspect she is having an affair.

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Reggie confronts CJ and hatches a plan for a very unusual shop after talking to Jimmy.

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Maintaining his identity as Martin Wellbourne becomes more wearing for Reggie. Revealing his true identity to CJ does not go down well...

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Perrin's closes and everyone says their goodbyes. Reggie gets a new job but finds himself again working for C.J. and his brother F.J. Is the coast calling again?

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Reggie decides to open a commune helping people to live in peace and harmony. But first he needs staff...

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After an unique advertising campaign, "Perrin's" gains another guest.

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Business is booming and Reggie is content... but for how long?

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Money and jewelery begin to disappear at Perrin's and a female guest starts to be suggestible with the male staff.

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Having recruited all the old faces, Reggie welcomes his one and only guest to "Perrin's"

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Perrin's loses face in the community as McBlane attacks a Salvation Army woman and there is a backlash against his "Peacekeeping Force"

Director: Gareth Gwenlan

Writer: David Nobbs

After nearly 20 years apart all the characters are brought together by the death of Reggie Perrin. After attending the funeral they are all summoned to Geraldine Hackstraw's office (the solicitor dealing with reggie's estate) to hear the reading of the will. Everyone is left a million pounds on the condition that they carry out an absurd act the level of absurdity to be judged by Ms Hackstraw

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Eager to claim their share of Reggie's fortune, everyone embarks on individual attempts at absurdity, but fail dismally. They decide to pool their resources but wong as a group is less than effective until they adopt Jimmy as their unlikely leader!

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Joan introduces a new face to the group. Hank, Joan's new boyfriend. Is voted into the team in their quest for absurdity. Deciding to form the Bloodless Revolution of Senior Citizens and the Occupationally Rejected (BROSCOR), everyone sets out on a recruitment drive for new members. Ms Hackstraw, meanwhile recieves constant invites to dinner from certain members of the team eager for her affections.

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A dearth of ideas dampens morale until Jimmy (trying to pass Elizabeth's ideas off as his own, with her consent, of course) suggests splitting into two units: one as a Think Tank, the other as a Policy Research Unit. Things get a bit confusing when Jimmy decides being leader means he has to be on both units. Romance is in the air once again for Tom and Linda, who try rekindling their love for each other. C.J. begins acting suspiciously.

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