8.3/10113 votes8.3/10(113)#1 - Hippopotamus
Season 1 Episode 1
Aired 9/8/1976
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
8.2/1099 votes8.2/10(99)#2 - Nightmare in the Park
Season 1 Episode 2
Aired 9/15/1976
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
8.5/1093 votes8.5/10(93)#3 - The Sunday Extraordinary Business Meeting
Season 1 Episode 3
Aired 9/22/1976
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
8.1/1086 votes8.1/10(86)#4 - The Bizarre Dinner Party
Season 1 Episode 4
Aired 9/29/1976
With Elizabeth still away, Reggie hosts a dinner party (without any food) for his business associates.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/1088 votes8.3/10(88)#5 - The Speech to the British Fruit Association
Season 1 Episode 5
Aired 10/6/1976
After a disastrous public speech to the Fruit Association at Bilberry Hall, Reggie decides to take drastic action...
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/1085 votes8.3/10(85)#6 - Trying a Frenchman, Welshman, Scotsman and an Italian
Season 1 Episode 6
Aired 10/13/1976
After his fake suicide, Reggie tries out a number of different new identities.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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8.3/1081 votes8.3/10(81)#7 - The Memorial Service
Season 1 Episode 7
Aired 10/20/1976
Reggie returns as Martin Wellborn, attends his own memorial service, and wins back Elizabeth.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Season 1
Every episode of The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Season 1!
Disillusioned after a long career at Sunshine Desserts, Perrin goes through a mid-life crisis and fakes his own death. Returning in disguise after various attempts...
Genre:Comedy
Network:BBC One
Episodes
7
Avg. Rating
8.3
S1
S2
S3
S4
E1
E2
E3
8.3
8.2
8.5
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Hippopotamus" is the best rated episode of "The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin" season 1. It scored 8.3/10 based on 113 votes. Directed by John Howard Davies and written by David Nobbs, it aired on 9/8/1976. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Nightmare in the Park".
