One Foot in the Grave (TV Series) In Luton Airport No-One Can Hear You Scream (1990) User Reviews

A major reset. Super funny.

[Sleepin_Dragon · 10/10 · 4 December 2020]

After a very good first series, the show returned with a blisteringly funny first episode in Series Two, it was all change, and not just Margaret's hair.

The familiar format of the show starts here, the new house, Nick Sweeney and his housebound mother next door, it was a mark of pure genius on Renwick's part.

You get a potent mix of sadness and humour, Margaret's tears at the fate of her house are balanced with the hilarious scene where Victor rants about being dressed as The Sundance kid.

Have pilchards ever been so funny? I would argue not. This is pure, unadulterated, golden comedy of the highest order.

Outstanding, 10/10.

Back With A Literal Bang

[stevenm-07117 · 10/10 · 28 December 2019]

Written primarily due to a royalty dispute with the real life occupants of the Meldrews' original house, Series Two opens at the conclusion of their Athens holiday, discovering that catastrophic damage to their new home has forced a move elsewhere. In a nice bit of attention to detail, the early scenes - set several months before the majority of the episode - have Annette Crosbie with Margaret's Series One hairstyle, before being changed to a shorter cut that would predominantly be her trademark for the rest of the show's run.

This episode also sees the re-introduction and full-time casting of Mr. Sweeney as the Meldrews' new next door neighbour, the character having proved very popular in 'Alive and Buried'.