<Tr> <Th> 20 </Th> <Td> "The Worst Horror of All" </Td> <Td> Susan Belbin </Td> <Td> David Renwick </Td> <Td> 8 March 1992 (1992 - 03 - 08) </Td> <Td> 30 minutes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Victor is delighted when he finally gets a decent job as the doorman at an expensive hotel--until he is insulted by a rich snob in an obvious toupee and cannot resist firing back . Mrs Warboys organizes a trip to the BBC, and the Meldrews try to fend off a visit from Ronnie (Gordon Peters) and Mildred (Jean Challis). </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Episode </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original airdate </Th> <Th> Duration </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="13"> Regular series </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 21 </Th> <Td> "The Pit and the Pendulum" </Td> <Td> Susan Belbin </Td> <Td> David Renwick </Td> <Td> 31 January 1993 (1993 - 01 - 31) </Td> <Td> 30 minutes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Victor decides that Patrick's cherry tree is the cause of his garden being dry and enlists a Neanderthal gardener (Daniel Peacock) to cut off the roots that are under Victor's garden . After Victor argues with the gardner, the man fills up the hole, burying Victor in it up to his neck . Meanwhile, Patrick adopts a dachshund puppy; and Margaret is stunned by tragic news . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 22 </Th> <Td> "Descent into the Maelstrom" </Td> <Td> Susan Belbin </Td> <Td> David Renwick </Td> <Td> 7 February 1993 (1993 - 02 - 07) </Td> <Td> 30 minutes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Margaret collapses from nervous exhaustion, which has been building up for the past 35 years . After a few days under Victor's "care," she decides that going to work would be more restful . Mrs Warboys visits, bringing Andrea Temple (Helen Lederer), whom Margaret knew as a girl, and Andrea's baby, who has a mysterious fondness for garden gnomes . Victor uncovers the disturbing truth about her, but decides not to tell Margaret . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 23 </Th> <Td> "Hearts of Darkness" </Td> <Td> Susan Belbin </Td> <Td> David Renwick </Td> <Td> 14 February 1993 (1993 - 02 - 14) </Td> <Td> 30 minutes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> The Meldrews, Mrs Warboys, and Mr Swainey take a trip into the countryside, where they end up stranded in a river and play Trivial Pursuit, and Mrs Warboys is accidentally concreted to Victor . While going for help, Victor stumbles upon an old - people's home where the staff are abusing the residents and hatches a plot to liberate them . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 24 </Th> <Td> "Warm Champagne" </Td> <Td> Susan Belbin </Td> <Td> David Renwick </Td> <Td> 21 February 1993 (1993 - 02 - 21) </Td> <Td> 30 minutes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> The Meldrews have returned from another holiday . Victor already has sunburnt feet, and a new lamppost outside the house causes even more problems . Margaret's annoyance at his incessant grumbling lures her into considering an affair with Ben (Tristram Jellinek), a holiday acquaintance . She meets him for drinks...and returns home to find a very old woman in her bed, to her surprise as much as Victor's . The old woman had been brought to the Meldrews' by a man who wrongly believed her to live there . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 25 </Th> <Td> "The Trial" </Td> <Td> Susan Belbin </Td> <Td> David Renwick </Td> <Td> 28 February 1993 (1993 - 02 - 28) </Td> <Td> 30 minutes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> While on call for jury service, Victor spends a whole day home alone . He receives a letter from a disgruntled Jehovah's Witness, tackles a difficult crossword, tries to avoid hearing a recounting of Mrs Warboys' holiday in Cork, and contemplates his various ailments . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 26 </Th> <Td> "Secret of the Seven Sorcerers" </Td> <Td> Susan Belbin </Td> <Td> David Renwick </Td> <Td> 7 March 1993 (1993 - 03 - 07) </Td> <Td> 30 minutes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> When the Meldrews invite Patrick and Pippa to dinner, Patrick is distinctly worried about what horrors might befall them . Meanwhile, Victor has a new job as a lollipop man, and hoax calls from the fire brigade slow down his preparations for hosting the next meeting of his magicians' club . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="13"> Comic Relief special </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> TBA </Th> <Td> "Victor in the Bath" </Td> <Td> Susan Belbin </Td> <Td> David Renwick </Td> <Td> 12 March 1993 (1993 - 03 - 12) </Td> <Td> 8 minutes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Victor muses about life while in the bath . This scene was originally filmed as part of the episode' The Trial', broadcast a few weeks earlier, however this scene would have caused the episode to overrun its 30 - minute time slot, so instead it was shown as a segment in Comic Relief . Annette Crosbie has only a brief voice role on the telephone answering machine . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="13"> Christmas special </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 27 </Th> <Td> "One Foot in the Algarve" </Td> <Td> Susan Belbin </Td> <Td> David Renwick </Td> <Td> 26 December 1993 (1993 - 12 - 26) </Td> <Td> 90 minutes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> The Meldrews and Mrs Warboys embark upon a hellish holiday to Portugal . After an entanglement with the police, they finally arrive at their unpleasant villa . Mrs Warboys finds love with her Portuguese penpal Alfonso (Edward de Souza), donkeys follow Victor around, a paparazzo (Peter Cook) pursues the group trying to retrieve some lucrative snaps, and a boxer (Eamonn Walker) tries to find his inner anger...which becomes much easier thanks to Victor's misadventures . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Episode </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original airdate </Th> <Th> Duration </Th> </Tr>

One foot in the grave series 4 episode 1