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Description: Victor Meldrew is a retiree who attracts bad luck. If he's not driving his long suffering wife Margaret crazy with his constant moaning, he's fighting with neighbours.

Cast:
Victor Meldrew: Richard Wilson
Margaret Meldrew: Annette Crosbie
Mrs Warboys: Doreen Mantle
Nick Swainey: Owen Brenman
Patrick: Angus Deayton
Pippa: Janine Duvitski
Derek Pangloss: David Renwick
Ronnie: Gordon Peters
Mrs Jellis: Valerie Minifie
Elderly Lady: Damaris Hayman
McKendrick Twins: Christopher Ryan
Irate Neighbour: Doremy Vernon
Eye Clinic Nurse: Cecily Hobbs
Cousin Wilf: John Rutland
Garage Manager: Nick Maloney
Lisa: Louise Duprey
Mrs Ashcroft: Laura Cox
Elspeth: Hilary Mason
Mr. Prout: Peter Corey
Mervyn Whale: Eric Idle
Chippie Joe: Jonathan Kydd
Cabaret: Ed Welch
Lady in Tea Shop: Barbara Grant
Mrs Endicott: Katharine Page
Starkey: Enn Reitel
Hospital Nurse: John Cassady
Barman: Paul Merton
Chancellor: Colin Ward-Lewis
Mrs Inglis: Susie Blake
Toy Salesman: William Vanderpuye
Art Teacher: Angus MacKay
Elderly Lady on Train: Myrtle Devenish
Iris: Rebecca Stevens
Plumber: Dick Sullivan
Jennifer: Sarah Mortimer
Window Cleaner: Harold Goodwin
Jack Aylesbury: Tony Millan
Chinese Youth: Paul Courtenay Hyu
Nurse: Judy Cowne
Mr. Prothrow: Antony Sher
Derek: Tim Brooke-Taylor
Mr Smedley: Roy Hudd
Mr Gundry: Jonathan Cecil
Mr Gleeson: Nicholas Frost
Hilton: Richard Evans
Electricity Man: Clive Mantle
April Bluett: Georgina Hale
Mr. Gillespie: Roger Hammond
Mrs. Mauleverer: Gillian Barge
Mrs Burridge: Catherine Shipton
Mrs. Birkett: Gabrielle Blunt
1st Jehovah's Witness: Christopher Saul
Plumber's Mate: Billy Clarke
Salmon: Trevor Byfield
Pat Aylesbury: Jan Ravens
Chinese Customer: John Shin
Martin Trout: Peter Cook
Fire Officer: Vince Leigh
Tania: Anita Mahadervan
Woman in Hospital: Edna Monterel
Betty: Marian McLoughlin
Glynis: Hannah Gordon
Mrs Impey: Leila Hoffman
Ruthie: Jean Trend
Rajeev Jamal: Hassani Shapi
Mr. Jellinek: John Bluthal
Vince Bluett: Stephen Lewis
Mr. Berenger: John Cater
Reverend Croker: Geoffrey Chater
Harold Wharton: John Barrard
Sky TV Salesman: Andrew Powell
Postman: Peter Terry
2nd Jehovah's Witness: David Peart
Billy: Richard Davies
Chinese Girl: Su Lin Looi
Lady on Plane: Joan Sims
Kazanzi: Daniel Peacock
Mr Gorshin: Bill Gavin
Unemployed Man: Stephen Ley
1st Boy: Anthony Watson
Mr Foskett: Brian Murphy
Melvin: Phil Daniels
Lewis Atterbury: John Bird
Reporter: Steve Humphrey
Gillian: Joanna Scanlan
Mitch Werner: Paul Clayton
Roger: Cliff Kelly
Hilary: Maggie Ollerenshaw
Carpet-Fitter: David Battley
Garden Centre Manager: Lloyd McGuire
Keep Fit Instructress: Kay Adshead
Plumber's Assistant: David Keyes
Petra: Debra Leigh
Car Park Attendant: Malcolm Frederick
Meg: Diana Coupland
Chinese Chef: Vincent Wong
Policewoman: Marianne Bergin
Young Wife: Britt Morrow
Carol: Tish Allen
Sonia: Arabella Weir
Andrea Temple: Helen Lederer
Afonso: Edward de Souza
Daughter: Sarah Bolden
2nd Boy: Simon Long
Ian Grimwade: Daniel Smith
Millicent: Barbara Windsor
Lorna: Rachel Bell
Mrs. Khan: Usha Patel
Katy: Katy Carmichael
Blind Man: Howard Attfield
Nigel: Geoffrey Perkins
George: Walter Sparrow
Leonard: Peter Copley
Dustman: Willie Ross
Graham: Gareth Armstrong
Mr. Parslow: Norman Lumsden
Len: Len Lowe
Jill Archer: Patricia Greene
Marie: Patricia Martinelli
Mrs Skimpson: Hilda Braid
Miss Lander: Janet Henfrey
Woman: Joanna Bacon
Humphrey: Louis Mahoney
Ambulancewoman: Susan Barnard
Neil Grimwade: Ryan O'Leary
Mr Stewkley: Peter Tuddenham
Christine: Joanne Engelsman
Mildred: Barbara Ashcroft
Vagrant & Millichope: Ray Winstone
DI Rickles: Norman Eshley
Warren: John Harding
Catholic Woman: Jeanne Mockford
Lindsey: Ann Wenn
Police Officer: Russell Brook
Mr. Drewitt: Michael Bilton
Michael: Danny O'Dea
Rusty: Peter Burroughs
Albert: Jimmy Jewel
Old Lady: Evie Garratt
Adam Burridge: Chase Marks
Martin: Nick Scott
The voice of: Chris Emmett
Warm-Up Man: Bobby Bragg
Detective Gannis: James Hickish
The Cyclist: Steve Perry
Hugo: Eamonn Walker
Ambulanceman: Alan Cooke
Rachel: Melody Brown
Geoffrey Croker: Michael Fenton Stevens
Tunstall: Bruce Byron
Roy: Ronald Leigh-Hunt
Mrs. Blanchard: Lucy Davis
Archie: Ian Redford
Lorraine Kelly: Lorraine Kelly
Enrico: Arturo Venegas
Father Blakey: William Osborne
Shopkeeper: Stewart Harwood
Mr Dineage: Andrew Hilton
TV Producer: Victoria Hasted
Desirée Gibson: Fleur Chandler
Policeman: Mike Eastman
Ted: Bob Appleby
Man in taxi: William Chubb
Sales Representative: Jim Sweeney
Mr Tildsley: Peter Aubrey
Detective Diller: Nick Ball
Magician: Simon Fisher-Becker
Mrs Staveacre: Georgina Beer
Gridley: Peter McNally
Primary School Teacher: Roli Okorodudu
Rambler: Robin Davies
Jackie Tang: Toshie Ogura
1st Yob: Jake Wood
Cleaner: Joolia Cappleman
Jasper Gibson: Terry Taplin
the Nurse: Pamela Lane
Wife: Louise Kerr
Sales Assistant: Helen Patrick
Toddler: Michael Jones
Woman in taxi: Rowan Suart
Glaswegian: Craig Ferguson
Ben: Tristram Jellinek
Dentist: Jennie Stoller
Dog Owner: Elizabeth Chambers
Dr. Clarke: Christopher Robbie
Receptionist: Sarah Leung
Mrs Fairley: Auriol Smith
2nd Yob: Joe Wright
Gerry: Geoff Parry
Mr. Davidson: Jim Barclay
Make-Up Girl: Lisa Bluthal
Jack the Burglar: John Challis
Young Mother: Ruth Burton
Man in Wheelchair: Geoffrey Fordham-Barnett
Isabella: Anna Nicholas
Official: Seymour Matthews
Party Guest: Kenneth Lawrie
Fenella Fortune: Rula Lenska
Doctor: Matthew Whittle
Workman: Peter Heppelthwaite
Dr. Snellgrove: Helen Fraser
Bowls Player: Donald Bisset
Dylan: Edward Harris
Old Man: Benjamim Falcão
American: Tony Sibbald
Mr. Khan: Arif Hussein
Sally: Rae Baker
Elliott: Simon Bright
Alfred: Richard Pearson
Waitress: April Ford
Edwin: Boris
Mr Jefferson: Stephen Bateman
Policemen: Eduardo Viana
Airport Attendant: Ian Swann
Hospital Doctor: Heather Canning
Beggar: Alisdair Ross
Tory MP: Tony Mathews
Farmworkers: Jorge Parente
Painter: Nicholas Moore
Mrs. Akhani: Coral Lorne
Fisherman: André Maia
Coastguard: Jorge Sequerra
Mortuary Attendant: João D'Ávila
Mortuary Assistant: Maria d'Aires
Photo Shop Owner: Luís Zagalo
Maria: Lídia Franco
Cabbie: João Lagarto
Uncle Dick: Eric Sykes
Jogger: Patricia Varley
Businessman: Philip Jay
Haughty Hotel Guest: Vaughan Collins
Diner: Carole Garcia
Advert producer: Jonathan Paul Llewellyn
Dinner Party Guest: Elaine Hopkins
Voice in Box: Joanna Phillips-Lane
Woman in Yoga Class: Keturah Sorrell
Boarding House Guest: Harry Klein
Train Passenger: Lisa Clifton
Jackie: Lydia Henderson-Boyle
Mr. Burridge: Jonathan Brook
Interflora Man: Arnold Chazen
Air Stewardess: Serena Destouche
Concert Performer: David Behennah
Aunty Norma: Pat Worth
TV Presenter: Jeremy Beadle
Jehovah's Witness: Keely Marshall
Hotel Guest on Steps: Maria Rice Mundy
PC: Kit Hillier
Pipe Smoker: John Packham
Mimsy: Ann Bryson
1 episode, 1993: Paulo Filipe
Girl in Pool: Claire Porter
School Girl: Tashaka Baumber
Maitre d'Hotel: Stuart Myers
Shop Attendant: Alexandra Leite
Schoolgirl: Greta Lange
Farmworker: José Gomes
Mr. Matthews, the magician: Alan Thompson-Jones
Wine Waiter: David Garry
Park Keeper: Paul Slade
Background Actor: Karl Lear
Customer: Ken Flory
Wang: Dennis Matsuki
Voice: Dick Vosburgh
Woman with Truss: Sheila Rennie
Answerphone Instructions: Eiji Kusuhara
Self: Dale Winton
Voice Rec for Hilton: David McKail
Advert director: Christine Gernon
Stuffy Woman: Daphne Neville
Chinese Waitress: In-Sook Chappell
Yob: Chris Musselwhite
Voice Rec for Skip Hoberman: John Rye
Father Christmas: John J. Moore
Client in Brothel: Julian Sua
Topless Prostitute: Tina Bunnag
Musical director: Big George
Advert cameraman: Geoff Harrison
Stuffy Man: Martin Neville
Voice Rec for Jehovah's Witness: Mark McLean

Production: BBC

Release date: 04 Jan 1990