One Foot in The Grave is a British sitcom traditional – however the place are cast now?

The BBC present debuted again in 1990 and have become successful with viewers. It adopted grumpy granddad Victor Meldrew who’s pressured into retirement and now grappling with the newfound absurdities of retired life. Nevertheless in 2000 the present got here to an finish – leaving followers gutted.

However the present has nonetheless continued to have considerably of a legacy – with a brand new technology changing into followers of the sequence. A lot so, that this Saturday (February 1240) Channel 5 is airing a half-hour particular, One Foot In The Grave Funniest Moments.

However 24 years on, the place are the cast now? Which one sadly died? And who has a famous daughter who appeared on ITV’s Benidorm? Maintain studying to seek out out…

Victor Meldrew – Richard Wilson

Richard Wilson performed the long-lasting Victor Meldrew, within the present. Along with his famous catchphrase, “I don’t belieeeeeve it!” the sequence grew to become an award-winning smash when it first appeared on BBC One.

When the comedy led to 2000, he went on to star in quite a lot of well-liked exhibits like Physician Who, Across the World in 80 Days, New Methods.

Nevertheless, in 2016, he suffered a coronary heart assault. He was attributable to carry out in a present on the Edinburgh Fringe Competition in August through which he was reprising his One Foot In The Grave character, however he fell sick and was pressured to drag out.

Talking to Instances Radio in 2021, he opened up the lasting influence the center assault has had on him. He stated: “Steps are very dangerous for me now since my coronary heart assault. So I exploit a stick various the time.”

Whereas earlier within the 12 months, he revealed the well being scare had brought on a bleed in his mind which has brought on reminiscence loss.

He instructed Oldie journal that his reminiscence has bought “worse” since his coronary heart assault. He defined: “I hit my head, which brought on a bleed within the mind. That’s why my reminiscence has been destroyed a bit. In consequence, I’m extra forgetful – however no more grumpy.”

Margaret Meldrew – Annette Crosbie

Annette performed Margaret Meldrew the spouse of Victor on One Foot In The Grave. Because the present wrapped, she bagged roles in motion pictures like Into the Woods, Calendar Women and Dad’s Military.

Extra not too long ago, she appeared on season two of Ricky Gervais’ black comedy-drama After Life on Netflix. She is now stated to be dwelling in Wimbledon and is a campaigner in opposition to cruelty to animals.

And it seems Annette has a quite famous baby too… Annette’s daughter is Selina Jane Griffiths. The actress has began in an array of sitcoms together with The Larkins and Not Going Out.

She additionally performed Pauline Maltby within the ITV iconic comedy sequence Benidorm between 2011 and 2018.

Jean Warboys – Doreen Mantle

Doreen Mantle performed the position of Jean, a buddy of Margaret. She was typically seen in the midst of lots of the present’s chaotic and hilarious scenes.

She went onto star in exhibits like Doc Martin, Casualty, Holby Metropolis and Jonathan Creek. Doreen additionally had a primary position on the Brummie cleaning soap Docs from 2001 to 2019.

Her different notable position was Pleasure Fishwick on Coronation Avenue between 2010 and 2011. Pleasure was the aged mom of Colin Fishwick, who John Stape had successfully killed and assumed his identification with a purpose to train once more.

Sadly, in August 2023, it was revealed that Doreen had handed away aged 97. A press release stated: “She died peacefully at house. She is survived by her two sons, 4 grandchildren and one brother.”

Patrick Trench – Angus Deayton

Patrick, performed by Angus, was Victor and Margaret Meldrew’s subsequent door neighbour. He often was concerned in hilarious on-screen conditions with Victor.

After this present ended, he bagged a task as host of the BBC comedy present Have I Obtained New for You. However in 2002 – he was infamously sacked after it was claimed he had taken cocaine and had intercourse with prostitutes.

The presenter was embroiled in a tabloid scandal with the now defunct Information of the World who reported he had allegedly employed a prostitute. It was then claimed the pair had used cocaine. On the time, Angus’ ex-partner Lisa Mayer was pregnant.

Since then, he launched into a radio profession in addition to a couple of presenting gigs. He has additionally appeared in BBC drama Waterloo Highway in 2013.

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One Foot In The Grave Funniest Moments is on Channel 5 tonight (February 24) at 9.10pm.