Does the dog die?
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One Foot in the Grave
TV Show • 1990 • Comedy
ReportOne Foot in the Grave is a BBC television sitcom series The series features the exploits of Victor Meldrew and his long-suffering wife, Margaret. The programmes invariably deal with Meldrew's battle against the problems he creates for himself. Living in a typical household in an unnamed English suburb, Victor takes involuntary early retirement. His various efforts to keep himself busy, while encountering various misfortunes and misunderstandings are the themes of the sitcom. The series was largely filmed on location in Walkford, near New Milton in Hampshire, although several clues show that the series may have been set in Hampshire – possibly Winchester. Despite its traditional production, the series supplants its domestic sitcom setting with elements of black humour and surrealism.
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Patrick's dog Denzel comes to no harm throughout the series, aside from temporarily losing his bark. Another dog suffers a harrowing injury in "The Executioner's Song" (S6, E1) when Patrick falls on it; you immediately assume the worst, but the dog is later shown in bandages recovering. A stuffed dog features prominently in one scene in the special "Starbound".
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Are animals abused?
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There are a number of incidents (both onscreen and off) of animals being killed or injured throughout the series, but this rarely happens intentionally. An exception would be "Rearranging The Dust" (S5, E4), where Victor stops a dog from urinating on his car by throwing a meringue at it. The dog stays offscreen, but you do hear it yelping.
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No, but there is a scene in "The Futility of The Fly" (S6, E3) where a character thinks they are being raped, after walking into a courgette wedged into a door frame during a black-out. Played for absurdity, but her screams may be upsetting to some.
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Victor is molested by a chimpanzee at the end of "Dreamland" (S3, E2). Patrick is sexually harassed by his boss at two points in "Starbound", and is encouraged by Pippa to put up with it for the sake of his job.
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Does a pet die?
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"We Have Put Her Living In The Tomb" (S2, E2) involves the (utterly horrific) deaths of two pet tortoises. In "Dreamland" (S3, E2) Margaret tells the story of a budgerigar that was a childhood pet and died flying into a window.
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In "I'll Retire To Bedlam" (S1, E4) Victor controls the two hyperactive children he is babysitting by tying them up and shutting them inside a garage, claiming that it's all part of a game. Played for comic effect.
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In the second episode of this British sitcom, the main character finds the body of the neighborhood bird he had befriended and had been feeding. It has been killed by a cat.
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Does a cat die?
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Minor plot point in S1,E3 'The Valley of Fear', treated comically. You do see the cat.
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Are there spiders?
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A spider is involved in the special "The Wisdom of The Witch."
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Are there snakes?
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In S1,E6 'The Return of the Speckled Band', a snake features heavily during the second half of the episode.
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Is there a hanging?
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At the end of S6,E2 'Tales of Terror'. Only the legs are shown, but it's a little creepy. It's about 2 minutes after a character gets a phone call saying someone has died.
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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In "The Pit and The Pendulum" (S4, E1) Patrick visits the emergency room with a crab attached to his testicle, which he later describes as having given him an impromptu vasectomy.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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In series 4 episode 2, a baby is revealed to have been kidnapped but is returned to their parents unharmed.
In 'Endgame' the main character accidentally kidnaps an elderly woman due to a language barrier which is played for comedy.
In 'The wisdom of the witch' Someone tries to kidnap a reoccurring character, but he accidentally ends up in the boot of the main character's car instead. He still transported to a location he is unable to leave from against his will, but he is only stuck do to distance and weather rather that being held hostage.
In 'Endgame' the main character accidentally kidnaps an elderly woman due to a language barrier which is played for comedy.
In 'The wisdom of the witch' Someone tries to kidnap a reoccurring character, but he accidentally ends up in the boot of the main character's car instead. He still transported to a location he is unable to leave from against his will, but he is only stuck do to distance and weather rather that being held hostage.
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Does someone cheat?
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There are a number of episodes where characters are falsely suspected or accused of cheating, but it happens for real in two - "Secret of The Seven Sorcerers" (S4, E6) and "The Executioner's Song" (S6, E1).
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Are there ghosts?
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In 'Endgame' the main character sees a vision of his wife while he is on holiday without her. This is assumed to be a dream until it is revealed that she had a heart attack at the exact time he had this 'dream'. She does recover at the end, but whether the dream was a coincidence or not is left ambiguous.
The caravan that the main character purchases in that same episode is also stated to be haunted or cursed by numerous characters, but aside from the dream, nothing genuinely supernatural happens.
The caravan that the main character purchases in that same episode is also stated to be haunted or cursed by numerous characters, but aside from the dream, nothing genuinely supernatural happens.
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Does someone vomit?
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Victor vomits at the start of "Starbound". It happens off-screen, but the moment is captured in the drawings of several onlooking children. Vomiting noises are heard at the end of "The Man In The Long Black Coat". Margaret is made to hold a carrier bag allegedly containing vomit in "The Broken Reflection" (S3, E3) but we don't see the contents.
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Medical
Is there a hospital scene?
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Multiple hospital scenes throughout the series.
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This happens in two episodes - "The Man Who Blew Away" (S5, E1) and "Tales of Terror" (S6, E2). A suicide note is also read out in "We Have Put Her Living In The Tomb" (S2, E2).
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Does someone miscarry?
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Happens in "The Man In The Long Black Coat".
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Are there fat jokes?
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Jokes at an obese man's expense in "Threatening Weather" (S6, E4). Mr Swainey's weight gain in "Endgame" also does not pass without comment.
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Does it have a sad ending?
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The final episode, "Things Aren't Simple Any More" (S6, E6), ends on a massive downer.
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