List of The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin episodes

This is a list of episodes of The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin and its follow-up series The Legacy of Reginald Perrin.

Series overview

Series	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released	Network
1	7		8 September 1976 (1976-09-08)	20 October 1976 (1976-10-20)	BBC One
2	7		21 September 1977 (1977-09-21)	2 November 1977 (1977-11-02)
3	7		29 November 1978 (1978-11-29)	24 January 1979 (1979-01-24)
Christmas			27 December 1982 (1982-12-27)
Legacy	7		22 September 1996 (1996-09-22)	31 October 1996 (1996-10-31)

Episodes

Series 1 (1976)

No.	Title	Original release date	Prod. code
1	"Episode One"	8 September 1976 (1976-09-08)	101
Reggie's life as a sales executive at Sunshine Desserts is getting too much for him and the strain is starting to show.
2	"Episode Two"	15 September 1976 (1976-09-15)	102
Reggie's plans for a relaxing weekend are scuppered when the family decides to visit a safari park.
3	"Episode Three"	22 September 1976 (1976-09-22)	103
Elizabeth is away, so Reggie decides to invite his secretary Joan over for a secret tryst... but constant visits from family and friends prevent this.
4	"Episode Four"	29 September 1976 (1976-09-29)	104
With Elizabeth still away, Reggie hosts a dinner party (without any food) for his business associates.
5	"Episode Five"	6 October 1976 (1976-10-06)	105
After a disastrous public speech to the Fruit Association at Bilberry Hall, Reggie decides to take drastic action...
6	"Episode Six"	13 October 1976 (1976-10-13)	106
After his fake suicide, Reggie tries out a number of different new identities.
7	"Episode Seven"	20 October 1976 (1976-10-20)	107
Reggie returns as Martin Wellbourne, attends his own memorial service, and wins back Elizabeth.

Series 2 (1977)

No.	Title	Original release date	Prod. code
8	"Episode One"	21 September 1977 (1977-09-21)	201
Reggie reveals his true identity and C.J. promptly fires him.
9	"Episode Two"	28 September 1977 (1977-09-28)	202
Reggie is reduced to working at Mr. Pelham's pig farm and Elizabeth decides to get a job.
10	"Episode Three"	5 October 1977 (1977-10-05)	203
Reggie has an idea for making a fortune: a shop that sells total rubbish. It will be called "Grot."
11	"Episode Four"	12 October 1977 (1977-10-12)	204
Grot is a huge success selling all sorts of useless products.
12	"Episode Five"	19 October 1977 (1977-10-19)	205
Sunshine Desserts goes bankrupt and Reggie hires his old coworkers and boss to Grot.
13	"Episode Six"	26 October 1977 (1977-10-26)	206
Reggie is bored with his success and plans to destroy Grot by hiring totally unsuitable people.
14	"Episode Seven"	2 November 1977 (1977-11-02)	207
Reggie's plan fails. He tries more extreme tactics which also fail. Only one more thing left to do...

Series 3 (1978–79)

No.	Title	Original release date	Prod. code
15	"Episode One"	29 November 1978 (1978-11-29)	301
Reggie decides to open a commune helping people to live in peace and harmony. But first he needs staff...
16	"Episode Two"	6 December 1978 (1978-12-06)	302
Having recruited all the old faces, Reggie welcomes his one and only guest to "Perrin's".
17	"Episode Three"	27 December 1978 (1978-12-27)	303
After a unique advertising campaign, "Perrin's" gains another guest.
18	"Episode Four"	3 January 1979 (1979-01-03)	304
Business is booming and Reggie is content... but for how long?
19	"Episode Five"	10 January 1979 (1979-01-10)	305
Money and jewellery begin to disappear at Perrin's and a female guest starts to be suggestive with the male staff.
20	"Episode Six"	17 January 1979 (1979-01-17)	306
Perrin's loses face in the community as McBlane attacks a Salvation Army woman and there is a backlash against his "Peacekeeping Force".
21	"Episode Seven"	24 January 1979 (1979-01-24)	307
Perrin's closes and everyone says their goodbyes. Reggie gets a new job but finds himself again working for C.J. and his brother F.J. Is the coast calling again?

Christmas sketch (1982)

No.	Title	Original release date	Prod. code
Special	"The Funny Side of Christmas: Reggie Perrin"	27 December 1982 (1982-12-27)	Special
Reggie and Elizabeth's quiet Christmas morning is interrupted by family, friends, coworkers, and even a tramp. This was a 5 minute sketch broadcast as part of The Funny Side of Christmas

The Legacy of Reginald Perrin (1996)

No.	Title	Original release date	Prod. code
22	"Episode One"	22 September 1996 (1996-09-22)	101
Reggie has died, killed by a billboard advertising the life insurance company with which he was insured. He has left £1m to each of his friends and family – on one condition.
23	"Episode Two"	29 September 1996 (1996-09-29)	102
To net a share of Reggie's fortune, all beneficiaries must prove to have done something absurd. Individual attempts fail, so they decide to work collectively.
24	"Episode Three"	6 October 1996 (1996-10-06)	103
The team form BROSCOR – the Bloodless Revolution of Senior Citizens and the Occupationally Rejected, with the aim of marching on London.
25	"Episode Four"	13 October 1996 (1996-10-13)	104
Both Doc and C.J. have affections for the solicitor and executor of Reggie's will, while the project has brought divorced Tom and Linda back together.
26	"Episode Five"	20 October 1996 (1996-10-20)	105
The team concentrates on recruiting their army for the demonstrations, but C.J. has had enough and decides to talk to the press.
27	"Episode Six"	27 October 1996 (1996-10-27)	106
Tom and Linda remarry, and Joan marries her boyfriend Hank. David Harris-Jones gets drunk at the reception and tells a BBC employee about the project.
28	"Episode Seven"	31 October 1996 (1996-10-31)	107
It is the day of the revolution. Coaches are hijacked, the recruits descend on London and Jimmy interrupts the evening news. But the police have been tipped off.

External links

• List of Episodes at leonardrossiter.com
• The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin BBC episode list
• The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin at IMDb
• The Legacy of Reginald Perrin at IMDb
• List of The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Episodes at epguides