David Nobbs
Director
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976)
Season 3
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 at finding a 'new life', he gets his old job back and finds nothing has changed. He is eventually found out, and in the second series has success with a chain of shops selling useless junk. That becomes so successful that he feels he has created a monster and decides to destroy it. In the third and final series he has a dream of forming a commune which his long suffering colleagues help bring to reality. Unfortunately that also fails and he finds himself back in a job not unlike the one he originally had at Sunshine Desserts.
Released Sept. 8, 1976
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Comedy
Keywords: tmdb.depression, tmdb.england, tmdb.midlife-crisis, tmdb.marriage, tmdb.dark-comedy, tmdb.surreal, tmdb.satire + 32 more, tmdb.sitcom, tmdb.workplace-comedy, imdb.british-humour, imdb.colleague, imdb.corporate-ladder, imdb.daily-routine, imdb.seven-word-title, imdb.daydream, imdb.faked-death, imdb.based-on-novel, imdb.character-name-in-title, imdb.sitcom, imdb.surrealism, imdb.disillusioned, imdb.middle-class, imdb.workplace, imdb.secretary, imdb.british-comedy, imdb.1970s, imdb.absurdism, imdb.boss, imdb.satire, imdb.businessman, imdb.suburb, imdb.flight-of-fancy, imdb.office, imdb.midlife-crisis, imdb.husband-wife-relationship, imdb.sitcom-comedy, imdb.satire-comedy, imdb.laugh-track, imdb.bbc
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S3E1 - The Great Project
Reggie decides to open a commune helping people to live in peace and harmony. But first he needs staff...
Nov. 29, 1978, midnight
S3E2 - Staff Training
Having recruited all the old faces, Reggie welcomes his one and only guest to "Perrin's"
Dec. 6, 1978, midnight
S3E3 - The Trickle of Visitors
After an unique advertising campaign, "Perrin's" gains another guest.
Dec. 20, 1978, midnight
S3E4 - Communal Social Evenings
Business is booming and Reggie is content... but for how long?
Dec. 27, 1978, midnight
S3E5 - Timebomb
Money and jewelery begin to disappear at Perrin's and a female guest starts to be suggestible with the male staff.
Jan. 3, 1979, midnight
S3E6 - Episode Six
Perrin's loses face in the community as McBlane attacks a Salvation Army woman and there is a backlash against his "Peacekeeping Force"
Jan. 17, 1979, midnight
S3E7 - Episode Seven
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?
Jan. 24, 1979, midnight
Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 840 min.
Released: Sept. 8, 1976
Last Air Date: Nov. 3, 1996, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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