One Foot in the Grave: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of One Foot in the Grave Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
In Luton Airport No-One Can Hear You Scream
Oct 4, 1990
When Victor and Margaret return from their holiday, they discover that their luggage has been sent to the other side of the world, and that their house has been burned down.
We Have Put Her Living in the Tomb
Oct 11, 1990
The Meldrews are given the responsibility of looking after their goddaughter's tortoise.
Dramatic Fever
Oct 18, 1990
Victor discovers a new talent - writing comedy. However, his views of comedy are somewhat different from everyone else's, and he finds himself without support.
Who Will Buy?
Oct 25, 1990
While Pippa believes that Victor may have murdered an elderly blind man, Victor uses a benefit concert to re-introduce his ventriloquist act.
Love and Death
Nov 11, 1990
When the Meldrews visit some friends on the South Coast, Victor is given a surprise.
Timeless Time
Nov 15, 1990
A variety of bizarre factors, including a dead hedgehog, keep Victor awake. And if Victor's awake, Margaret isn't going to get much sleep either.