The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin - s01e05 - The Speech to the British Fruit Association

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
Season One Episode Five - 6 Oct 1976
A nervous Reggie is to address the British Fruit Association and mixes Dutch courage with sedative pills, with the result that the speech is a disaster and he has to be dragged off the stage. He is now at breaking point and tells C.J. that blood will flow. C.J. takes this literally when Reggie empties a lorry load of loganberry juice into the river where C.J. is fishing. Next Reggie leaves his clothes by the edge of the sea to fake his suicide and considers which false identity to assume.

[@jasoncummings7052]

KZbin is really like a time machine. Good old days.

[@victoriousrufus6747]

A brilliant actor- Leonard Rossiter! Sad we lost him early at just 57!

[@BruceAlarie]

he was great but sometimes his rapid fire mania does get me nervous i didnt get where i am today by getting nervous during rapid fire mania

[@kimberyhartley9452]

Brilliant....pure genius. His speech i watched over and over .. hilarious RIP Leonard

[@harryzero1566]

"Let me through, im a doctor, my god he's dead" Eye opens "your fired". I don't know how I missed some of these gems.

[@goodlife6145]

I missed the series first time round. I was aware of the character from seeing documentaries about Leonard Rossiter over the years but I've only recently begun watching the first series. A real gem - great writing, incredible performance by Rossiter, complimented with an excellent cast. Funny, but also genuinely poignant. Looking forward to seeing how this unfolds.

[@DaveyMulholland]

Probably my favourite TV series ever.

[@peternighswander9629]

I would loved to have seen Dr Hump’s discussion on The Role of Fruit Puddings in a Competitive Society

[@annehathaway2107]

Leonard always had a great affinity with cats!!

[@TheBrummie1960]

Indeed. Remember Vienna in Rising Damp? Hilarious!

[@watchreadplayretro]

@@TheBrummie1960 exactly! [quote] "well you see I named him so because of his beastly hunting skills, when I put him out on a cold dark night, if there is another set of eyes out there, then it's 'Good Night, Vienna!''" or words to that effect :)

[@harryzero1566]

I've never noticed the fruity ties before. I want one, and I want everyone to wear one at my funeral.

[@williammeyer214]

“You are witnessing history my bovine friends if you did but know it” a last defiant gesture to a hostile world

[@colinellesmere]

He had a lot of good points in that speech. Materialistic society is as mad as that.

[@tutnallman]

Never seen it before- so well written

[@chrisdorr5786]

I've loved this show since I discovered it on PBS in Maine as a kid. Not typical fare for a 12 year old, but apparently I wasn't typical. My preferred viewing while wrapping xmas packages.

[@paulsmith1519]

The best episode of the best sitcom!

[@watchreadplayretro]

from 14 minutes onwards makes one realise how trying to not get sucked into the processed food market was tough back in the late 70s, and is a huge earwig to society today as well!

[@TheBrummie1960]

Comedic genius!

[@jasoncummings7052]

Class. Pure class.

[@carlremington8780]

I can so relate to reggie i had a tattoo of him as tribute 🙏

[@SUPER_WOLFMOON]

✨"Have you ever heard of the wars of the apathetic? Or the persecution of the aparhetic by the bone-idle?" 💡 Most cogent argument I've heard in a long long time! - Stop believing in things = closest thing to world peace we could achieve! Brilliant! ✨ ❤😭😂❤

[@christianbeaumont5318]

Long live Leonard Rossiter, for without Reginald Perrin none of us would have ever known which way to turn at the many gateways of life 😀 It's a shame about the laugh track though, I wish the BBC would remaster them without it. otoh, top notch humor either way

[@martinworld7214]

true , the laugh track is cringe at times

[@vmax42dave]

Ah Budleigh Salterton gets a mention + Lym Regis, great fish n' Chips at the Cobb near the sea and also a bit of trivia .. Merril Streep was there filming the The French Lieutenant's Woman 1982 😊

[@mgdwcb1]

What's a wonderful earwig this parsnip was😂😁

[@Cleisthenes2]

I didn't get where I was today by saying 'earwig' instead of 'thank you'

[@stephenbrown1622]

What a lovely cat pity we did not see more of him

[@JavertRA]

In the second book he passes away whilst being stroked on Reggie's knee again. That's the way you want your pet to pass away.

[@andrewphippsphillips1455]

18:11 good old Steeple Bumpstead in Essex manages to get a mention

[@neilreading3552]

His little chat with Ponsonby is genius.

[@carmenlottner297]

I want one of those ties!

[@Richie-Rich855]

Dutch parking meter disease. 🤣

[@JavertRA]

I've started reading the books recently, and it's funny seeing which bits are the same and which were altered. Jimmy and Linda had a slightly dodgy relationship which was fortunately dropped. Elizabeth wasn't even aware that Reggie is going to deliver a speech, and after dragging him out of the room, Dr. Hump tells one of the other speakers to "F* off."

[@wrmty56413]

Why does Ponsonby the cat only appear in this episode? Are they cat-sitting for someone?

[@csevo100]

Oh no! I was hoping to see more of him! It's probably because cats are real hard to train. This cat was visibly very uncomfortable with the situation...

[@robertfrankgill5962]

Jim X He does. I think it's in The 2nd Series. In Series 1 Episode 5 he TOLERATES Reggie. But in the later episode(s) he seems to enjoy Reggie stroking him a lot more!

[@mjrussell414]

csevo100 He seemed Ok with the situation, just wagging the tail a little, but ears weren't back. Would be a bit nervous in front of an audience with the noise. Some cats are social butterflies. Looks exactly like my kitty Mr. Stripey, who's affectionate, loves visitors and parties, but if he's upset, watch out for those claws and teeth!

[@stevennicholas4160]

There has never been a Bridgend College of Pesticides.

[@Portugal2025]

Looks a lot like my cat

[@drsigh]

Surely based on the John Stonehouse affair...?

[@nightw4tchman]

Actually the show's producers claimed they were working on the show for a fair while before the affair.

[@jjayaraman3191]

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[@fredflintstoner596]

Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !" Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam ." Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!" Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window ? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..." Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!" Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky." Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction." Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment ?"

[@leozam]

I’m really torn as to which was the better show. This, or FT.

[@fredflintstoner596]

@@leozamWHAT IS WIT NIT ?