8.3/10112 votes#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
8.2/1098 votes#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
8.5/1091 votes#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
8.1/1084 votes#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
8.4/1086 votes#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
8.4/1083 votes#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
8.4/1079 votes#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
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 112 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".