The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

(1976)

★ 8 IMDb · 32 votes

Genres: Comedy

Year: 1976

Runtime: 30 мин

Country: United Kingdom

Director: David Nobbs

Cast: Pauline Yates, Джон Баррон, John Horsley, Bruce Bould, Geoffrey Palmer, Patricia Hodge, Tim Preece, Sally-Jane Spencer, Theresa Watson

Plot

Disillusioned after a long career at Sunshine Desserts, Reginald Iolanthe Perrin endures a midlife crisis and fakes his own death. Returning in disguise after various attempts at finding a 'new life', Perrin gets his old job back and finds nothing has changed. He is eventually found out, and later finds success with a chain of junk shops. However, it becomes so successful that he feels he has created a monster and decides to destroy it.