The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

Synopsis

Meet Reginald Iolanthe Perrin, a man on the brink, in this comedy classic Fleeing across England in a fruit shaped van, attending his own wake and shouting the word 'parsnip' at inopportune moments wasn't exactly what Reginald Perrin had planned. But for Reggie, nothing in life is really going to plan. This brand new dramatisation of David Nobbs's hilarious classic novel follows the adventures of a middle-aged, middle-of-the-road, middle management dessert salesman, as he decides he's finally had enough.Part 1: The Fall - Reginald Perrin is having a crisis; he's not only lost his drive at work and in the bedroom but also his grip on reality. Parsnip, anyone?Part 2: The Rise - Reggie decides that faking his own death is the only way to find freedom and become a new man, but there's an unexpected problem...Also included here is a bonus interview programme, 'Laughed Off the Page', in which David Nobbs tells Janice Forsyth about his most famous creation, the wonderful Reggie Perrin.Written By David NobbsDramatised By Jon CanterDirected By Sally AvensPiano & Organ Played By Peter RingroseCastReggie - David HaigCJ - Pip TorrensElizabeth - Selina GriffithsJoan - Amelia BullmoreLinda - Celeste DringJimmy/Man In Car - Thomas ArnoldHenry/Train Announcer/Inspector Gate - Dan StarkeyTom - Joseph AyreEsther - Chloe SommerTony - Jonathan ForbesMark/Barker/Reverend - Tom KiteleyMrs CJ/Woman In Car - Joanna MonroDoc/Bill The Nightwatchman - Roger RingroseAdam - Aiden DavisonJocasta - Elise DavisonFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 13 and 20 November 2022Laughed Off The PageFirst broadcast BBC Radio Scotland, 25 November 2010© 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd