I suppose the mantra of the main character, Victor Meldrew (a Dickensian name, if ever there was one) would be, What could possibly happen to me next? The comedy arises from the most incredible things that happen to this poor soul in the retirement that he wished would be peaceful and uneventful. How should one react when, on returning from an event-filled vacation in a sunny clime, he can't immediately find his house, only to realize that it isn't there anymore? David Renwick is a master of comedic writing.
Richard Wilson and Annette Crosby play their roles perfectly. Many actors would appear hyper-excited or buffoonish in the situations that character Meldrew finds himself in. That is how it would probably be played in American sit-coms. Thank god a proposed American re-write of the series never got off the ground. And thankfully for all of us who have had the opportunity to see this series, Richard Wilson, who had been appearing in TV for 30 years, finally got the part that made him famous.
Richard Wilson and Annette Crosby play their roles perfectly. Many actors would appear hyper-excited or buffoonish in the situations that character Meldrew finds himself in. That is how it would probably be played in American sit-coms. Thank god a proposed American re-write of the series never got off the ground. And thankfully for all of us who have had the opportunity to see this series, Richard Wilson, who had been appearing in TV for 30 years, finally got the part that made him famous.