Forced into early retirement, Victor Meldrew tries to adjust to years of leisure with his wife, Margaret. Events, coincidences, misunderstandings, bureaucratic inefficiencies, and bad luck conspire against him, leading to a series of disasters for Victor. Seen on PBS, this complex, imaginative series about aging and life's little ironies stars Richard Wilson as the cantankerous Meldrew, Annette Crosbie as the long-suffering Margaret. Series 1-6 plus Christmas episodes. 20 hrs, 12 DVDs.