Killing Victor HD One Foot in the Grave BBC behind the scenes 2000. HIGHLIGHTS.

Behind the scenes of the last ever series of BBC's multi-award winning sitcom ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE. Shot and edited by Owen Brenman who played 'Nick Swainey' from the very first episode in 1990 to 2000. © Owen Brenman
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[@Juls27989]

What a fantastic series, never wanted them to end. 😞

[@bluehouse2112]

I was devastated when Victor died -and it still upsets me to think about him lying there alone. I was one of those viewers who enjoyed & identified with his curmudgeonly ways. Great acting & great production for sure, but I think you all underestimated the shock of Victor’s death on viewers & that we would feel grief for him. I bawled my eyes out at the time & it still makes me sad to think about it. 😢

[@sandradelvecchio6894]

Me also, I watched that episode once and that’s it. I cannot face that episode again.

[@shirleyn546]

I think Victor is one of my favourite characters, and his death felt like losing a family member

[@dominichazell7862]

Wow, Richard absolutely broke down there saying goodbye to Patrick and Pippa. The love they all feel for each other is wonderful to see in such contrast to their characters.

[@oldtimer7635]

Actors tears ; )

[@jaymorris3468]

Absolute fantastic series, brought a smile to many a household and 30 plus yrs after the first episode, still as magical now as it ever was. One of the greats.

[@carlhartwell7978]

Well done Owen, you were absolutely fantastic as the ever cheerful and extremely idiosyncratic Mr Swainey. One of, if not the finest sitcoms of all time, thank you also Richard and Annette, Doreen, Angus and Janine...and obviously above all David for bringing so much joy and tears to our screens!

[@snacklofter]

My younger brother told me the other day that *I am like a cross between Mr Swainey & Clint Eastwood* - I took that as the ultimate compliment!👍👍

[@obren1]

What a combination "Morning Mr Meldrew...make my day."

[@shirleyn546]

Be nice to see Victor and Margaret as youngsters, how they met. They referred to a losing a son in one episode, think it was only touched on that one time.

[@lisatoronto7265]

Actors are lucky to get one or two good paying gigs, never mind liking the folks you work with or wanting to spend time with them beyond work hours. This crew hit the jackpot.

[@johnwalsh4432]

What a great show this was. Always enjoyed it and still watch it to this day

[@mikedeveer1047]

Fantasssssstic serie And a great ok sad aswell way to end

[@snowdog9954]

I thought it was a terrible ending for a brilliant series

[@danielpalmersofficial]

What a show, I love Victor most of all. ✌️☺️

[@lisaprice8777]

I broke my heart when Victor died and I still struggle to watch the episode even though it is hilarious. I miss One foot in the grave...I rewatch it on britbox all the time and it still cracks me up!

[@DamiensTrainsandTravels]

One of my favourite programmes sad it ended wonder how Victor would be coping with life from 2020 onwards😂

[@josephmarrison4606]

I imagine he would have a word to say about Boris.

[@seanburns4168]

In every family there is an old man father or grandfather or uncle that is like Victor Meldrew. My stepfather is a lot like him

[@wisteela]

It's great to see this, and it was so well done. It's just a shame that the press leaked it.

[@scatsworldservicestandupco6398]

this is an absolute gem

[@cLeodnine]

❤️ Thanks for sharing this!

[@onefootinthegravebbc-behin6869]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@geoff7393]

i was 17 when i first watched one foot with my mum but then have gone on to be a longtime massive fan i watch it every night before i go to sleep (i kid you not) i say most of the lines and my partner says to me you should go on mastermind all the lines you know and episodes my fave episodes are series 5 episode 1 which was a christmas special but was not meant to be i do not think called the man who blew away and one of my face special episodes was the wisdom of the witch love that one but i just love all the characters from victor and margaret so glad she never got together with ben in warm champagne that would have been wrong but to go home and find another much older woman in her bed was comedy gold when victor says " i thought is was you" haha so good but love the fact nick swainey was kept in it from episode one when he though victor was in the granny annexa haha to when they moved in and he says i came round and you told me to piss off haha so glad the character was kept and owen plays the character so well i would just liek to say thank you for making such an amazing show i would like to know however are the stories true about the original house that the couples who owned in would not let you record there anymore that was why location was changed ? i would love to visit the location from when they moved out of the oriiginal house to the newer properties i think i caught on some behind the scenes that the scenes outside were sometimes paintings renwick said did you film at them houses much or was a lot in the studio rather than on location? i could talk about one foot all night and would like to know a great deal about it still hopefully you see my message and reply back to me many thanks to all that you all did for us to enjoy and watch. kind regards.

[@lisaknox4113]

Thank you for sharing this one. When I'd first seen this I felt a little bit sad. I missed the old curmudgeon. Then I found out later ☺️ he was on another show.

[@carlhartwell7978]

Just for anyone's interest. I was late to these uploads and indeed to thing I'm about to plug, but there is a very excellent Podcast called One Foot in the Podcast. Owen was a special guest and there were/are numerous others...no spoilers though, sufficed to say Owen wasn't the only very special guest! Great listen for any OFITG fans!

[@sophiavlog7350]

Ffff....fffff....fffff....Finland!?!? That car couldn't even make it to Finchley!!! To this day, that line has me crying with laughter😂

[@andrewsims4123]

wonderful seeing these videos owen , thank you so much. just today i was watching ''sharpes waterloo'' and thoughly enjoyed you playing witherspoon 😀 your scenes was television gold in all you do 😀

[@onefootinthegravebbc-behin6869]

Want to see more videos?

[@gilliangrant8764]

I'd love to see more. Is there one where the Meldrews have a Christmas tree in their house? I don't remember seeing one.

[@user-cg7uv3mh9f]

Oh yes please.

[@jrsc01.]

I would love to see lots and lots more videos Owen!

[@howardkerr8174]

Absolutely loved Annette Crosbie in this role, how she ever put up with being a wife to an insufferable husband, but then Victor wasn't always that way. My poor sister was married to a man that none of us liked. He recently died and my sister was finally out of years of torment. Annette appears occasionally in other series, excellent actress.

[@stanleyhhh6396]

Victor was always justifiably in the right. He just had the balls to sound off.

[@lisaprice8777]

Victor wasn't insufferable though.....he didnt moan for the sake of it, unfortunate things happened to him and quite rightly got pissed off especially with the insufferable people around him. One of the best tv characters ever!

[@michaeljames87]

Wow this is amazing thank you

[@rtc9063]

I always hoped it would come back like Dallas. That Margaret would wake up and he’d be downstairs causing mayhem, she’d go down and then tell him she dreamt he was dead and he’d go utterly ballastic. Thing is they’d have got away it - unlike Dallas which was total nonsense

[@mcfcste99]

Still so so funny even now when you watch the re runs

[@SlimshadyVictoria]

I LOVED that show....hated the ending though! I wish they could have moved away, ANYTHING at all but Victor dying! And then....did she kill her??????????? Crappy ending in my opinion!

[@nudisco300]

Owen did OK though I'm sure hes been in Doctors for about 10 years!

[@12348477]

He also briefly appeared in Merry Christmas Mr Bean as the cashier when Mr Bean goes to buy the Christmas decorations then plays with the Jesus in the manger.

[@LawnMowersThingsThatMakeNoise]

I miss OFITG But i understand it had to end. nothing lasts forever BUT. It went out on a HIGH

[@dominichazell7862]

Please Mr Brenman, I have a question that I can’t seem to find the answer to. Had you really put on weight before the episode Endgame or was it just prosthetics? I’m thinking prosthetics but please confirm for me 👍🏼🤞🏼😊

[@obren1]

Prosthetics But they were so good people had to touch them before they believed me! Friends were worried for me.

[@stanleyhhh6396]

I can't enjoy the sun if I know it's going to rain later..... You can't rejoice in the now, how sad.

[@jaynestag95]

I would have preferred a different ending. Something in line with his character. Like someone leaving a manhole cover up and he falls in. Or or him shouting at the roofers and they throw a tile at him. I just think it was too sad killing him off like this. He needed to be in full flow Victor mode.😊

[@louiserowland9940]

I agree with you they could have taken a different path.

[@howardkerr8174]

​@@louiserowland9940 While I somewhat agree that it was a shame that Victor was killed off, I kind of liked the cruel irony of his wife accidentally meeting his killer along with the hint, the suggestion, that she finally saw his point of view on the world. And then there was the possibility she would pick up where he left off. Does she or doesn't she " get her own back " for what his (at that point) unknown killer? After years? After decades she finally understands Victor's point of view.

[@icarusandtherabbit]

Never understood why they killed him off . Hopefully this will answer for me

[@peter0010]

Richard wanted him to die. He'd finished his time on One Foot, he wanted to focus on other potential projects

[@gerv55]

Really did not like the final episode, no Patrick or Pippa, no Mrs Warboys, no Nick Swainey...i'm not entirely sure what the thinking was there but it seemed really weird to have all these characters for 10 years then just not have them appear at all in the finale. Final episode had some good moments, especially the ending where you for once see all the stuff Victor rants about that happened offscreen, but to not have the rest of the cast in the episode was really strange, and short sighted in my opinion.

[@bethgott9768]

Kings World

[@hpcardiff3117]

Eight mins of video could easily have been condensed to two to three minutes of actual interesting material - do I need an umbrella?