Graham Linehan; Arthur Mathews (2000). Father Ted: The Complete Scripts. London: Boxtree. p.298. ISBN 0-7522-7235-7. Margaret Meldrew (née Pellow) ( Annette Crosbie) – Victor's long-suffering, tolerant and kind-hearted wife. Margaret tries to maintain a degree of calmness and to rise above her husband's antics. However, she is often engulfed in these follies, mishaps and confusion and often vents her anger at Victor. In early episodes, her character acts more as a comic foil to Victor's misfortunes. Examples include fearfully asking if a cat found frozen in their freezer is definitely dead and mentioning a friend who died of a terminal illness. When Victor reminds her that the woman actually fell from a cliff, Margaret retorts she only did so because "she went to the seaside to convalesce". An Indian python escapes from a garden centre, and Victor unwittingly carries it into his house. It enters his suitcase and Victor takes it to the airport.

The Museum of Broadcast Communications - Encyclopedia of Television - One Foot in the Grave". Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Margaret could be said to have a catchphrase, typically a long, exasperated use of the word "God", usually when coming to a realisation about the reason behind one of Victor's mishaps. These mishaps are occasionally inadvertently aided by herself in some way, such as leaving the phone off the hook or giving permission to someone to enter the Meldrews' house when she is not there. Margaret works at a florist's until series five, when the shop closes. In a later series she has found a new job as a caregiver for the elderly, where she inadvertently discovers on a TV documentary that she has actually been unwittingly used as a sex worker by a man who did not need personal care but just enjoyed being bathed and dressed anyway. It is presumed that she left the job after making this discovery, as it is never mentioned again.

One Foot in the Grave: Series 1-6 (hmv Exclusive)". hmv.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023 . Retrieved 3 July 2023. In April 2023, Channel 5 aired a 67-minute special retrospective for their "Comedy Classics" series. Cast, crew and celebrities discuss and pay tribute to the show. The documentary features an interview with Wilson, sharing his memories of the show, along with other cast members Doreen Mantle, who was 96 at the time, Angus Deayton, as well as director Christine Gernon. [49] VHS and DVD releases [ edit ] Mrs Warboys has a wax model of herself made as the prize in a competition. She dislikes it, so she throws it away.

The Complete One Foot In The Grave, Box Set) [12 Discs][Region 4]". fishpond.com.au . Retrieved 3 July 2023. Victor muses about life while in the bath. This scene was originally filmed as part of the episode "The Trial" but was cut as it would have caused the episode to overrun its 30-minute slot, so was instead shown as part of the Comic Relief special. Margaret does not appear, but her voice is heard on an answering machine message.

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