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THE FALL AND RISE
OF REGINALD PERRIN
The Complete Third SeriesDistributed by
Second Sight
Posted: April 12th, 2003.
“Reggie Perrin is a sweaty, charming, paunchy, sad, hilarious man…..
I laughed two hundred and eighty seven times and cried twice.” — Ronnie Barker
After two hugely succesful seriesfollowing the rise and fall of Reginald Perrin, the third series finds theweary Reggie still frustrated with his life, disillusioned with the businessworld and ready to abandon his Grot empire.
Now deciding to open a commune helping people to live in peace and harmony,fans can again follow The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin when thethird hilarious series of the hit 70s comedy is released on video and DVD on19th May 2003 by Second Sight.
Having recruited all the old faces – C.J., Joan, Tony, David, Doc Morrisey andJimmy – Reggie opens ‘Perrins’ and welcomes his one and only guest.
Following an advertising campaign with slogans such as “I didn’t get where Iam today without knowing that ‘Perrins’ is the best thing since sliced bread”,things then pick up slightly when the the guest list of one doubles.
As business finally begins to boom, and worry, tension and irritability seemto be a thing of the past, Reggie starts to relax. But for how long?
Things start to take a downward turn when money and jewellery begin disappearingand a female guest starts suggesting extra curricular activity with the malestaff. When McBlane the cook then attacks a woman from the Salvation Army witha meat cleaver and there’s a backlash against ‘Perrins’ by a certain elementin the community unimpressed by his ‘Peacekeeping Force’, it looks like it it’sall over.
As ‘Perrins’ closes its doors and everyone says their goodbyes, Reggie isoffered a new job but is shocked to then find himself not only working forC.J. again but also his brother F.J.! Could the Dorset coast be calling oncemore?
Series 3 Details
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Price:210 mins
19th May 2003
PG
£12.99 (VHS), £15.99 (DVD)
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