GOOFS
When the bendy Dinosaur salesman is at the door, look behind him at the “fake” studio set, which looks more like a painting than a real life set of the houses over the road. Besides this point, there aren't any houses opposite the Meldrews, it's all car parking spaces, as seen in series 6, "Dawn of Man" when Margaret parks her car directly opposite their house in the parking slot before we see Victor getting his head rammed through the window!
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FACTS
· During the first series the Meldrews live at
· Their Telephone Number is 770301
· In the second series onwards, the Meldrews live at 19 Riverbank
· Their telephone number is 4291
· Patrick and Pippa live next-door at number 17
· Mr Swainey lives the other side next-door at number 21
· Victors Star sign is Virgo, as mentioned in series 2 episode 1.
· Several episodes did not open with the regular title sequence and theme tune: The Trial, One Foot in the
· The Meldrews Household is situated in Mudeford near Christchurch.
The opening theme tune lyrics to One Foot in the Grave:
They say I might as well face the truth
That I am just too long in the tooth.
So I'm an OAP and weak-kneed
But I have not yet quite gone to seed.
I may be over the hill now that I have retired
Fading away but I've not yet expired.
Clapped out, run down, too old to save
One Foot in the Grave.
The Closing Theme tune is slightly extended:
They say I might as well face the truth
That I am just too long in the tooth.
I've started to deteriorate
And now I've passed my own sell-by date.
Oh, I am no spring chicken it's true.
I have to pop my teeth in to chew.
And my old knees have started to knock
I've just got too many miles on the clock.
So I'm a wrinkly, crinkly, set in my ways.
It's true that my body has seen better days.
But give me half a chance and I can still misbehave.
One Foot in the Grave.
One Foot in the Grave.
One Foot in the Grave.
( Facts courtesy of MJNewton ) www.mjnewton.demon.co.uk/tv/onefoot.htm
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