The Fall And Rise of Reginald Perrin DVD Set

Those worried that this show is just a redux of Fawlty Towers can rest easy and by all means go out and buy it. Trust me, you’ll watch it often if you have any affinity at all for the hapless main character played to anxiety driven perfection by Leonard Rossiter. Produced during the years 1976-1979 the series chronicles the adventures (or non adventures) of Reginald Perrin miserable employee of the Sunshine Desserts company. Whether under the thumb of his bombastic boss C.J., being looked at askance by his devoted wife, or minimized by his grown but needy children, Perrin is looking for an escape. An affair with his secretary? Mean spirited daydreams about those he loathes? Where the series ends up taking that concept I won’t say but it does more than just deliver one off gag ridden episodes. Perrin is on a journey that Basil Fawlty never really even started.You get all 21 episodes on three discs plus a fourth disc of bonus features including a retrospective piece with interviews and rememberances and highlights from the show and cast and a Christmas special sketch. My wife and have not only laughed out loud at this show we've even started started to care about what happens to Reginald.