One Foot in the Grave 1990 2001 In this classic bittersweet sitcom from award winning writer David Renwick, Richard Wilson plays the short tempered Victor Meldrew, a man who doesnt suffer fools gladly, and to his misery frequently encounters them as well as enduring endless misfortune His long suffering wife Margaret Annette Crosbie struggles to cope with his rants against the world and the bad luck that befalls them The hilarity that ensures is underpinned by a poignant, often darker edge little seen in most sitcoms