Is The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 91% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Does The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin leave you hopeful?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 59% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

Name: The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1976
Rating: 7.969
Cast: Leonard Rossiter, Pauline Yates, John Barron, Sue Nicholls, John Horsley

Fantastically funny

Created by David Nobbs

On BBC One

1976–19964 seasons28 episodes30 min8.0 / 10

A darkly comic satire of suburban malaise and existential despair dressed in the costume of a sitcom, where a man's rebellion against meaninglessness becomes its own absurd trap.

Disillusioned after a long career at Sunshine Desserts, Reginald Iolanthe Perrin endures a midlife crisis and fakes his own death. Returning in disguise after various attempts at finding a 'new life', Perrin gets his old job back and finds nothing has changed. He is eventually found out, and later finds success with a chain of junk shops. However, it becomes so successful that he feels he has created a monster and decides to destroy it.

Clusters

Comedy That Excavates Despair

Genres

Comedy

Keywords

London, England Depression Midlife Crisis Surreal Marriage Satire Dark Comedy Sitcom Workplace Comedy

Questions people ask

Is The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of series.
Is The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin violent? Barely. Less violent than 89% of series.
Does The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of series.
Is The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of series.
Is The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 59% of series.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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