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The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

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Sitcom starring Leonard Rossiter as a man whose mid-life crisis turns increasingly bizarre

Leonard Rossiter stars in David Nobbs's black comedy about a sales executive whose mid-life crisis results in him faking his own death.

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John Barron

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John Horsley

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The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin: Series 1: Episode 1

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When Reggie set off for work, he didn't intend to call his mother-in-law a hippopotamus.

Popular 1970s sitcom about a middle-class, middle-aged rebel. Why is Reggie referring to his mother-in-law as a hippopotamus?

When Reginald Perrin set out for work on Tuesday morning, he had no intention of calling his mother-in-law a hippopotamus. But he did, and from then on everything began to change.

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin: Series 1

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David Nobbs's black comedy about a sales executive on the brink who fakes his own suicide.

Leonard Rossiter stars in David Nobbs's black comedy about a sales executive on the brink who fakes his own suicide.

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