Here we have the final scene from the last episode 'Things Aren't Simple Anymore' The scene refers back to references earlier in the episode. A nice ending for Victor. RIP Victor Meldrew. Song by: Traveling Wilburys - End of the Line
Most people who vaguely remember this show probably think of it as some bland 90s sitcom with old people in chintzy houses and an overused catchphrase, but this was legit one of the darkest, surrealist comedy shows on TV throughout the 1990s, predating the weirdness and malice of The League of Gentlemen. I can't think of any other domestic TV sitcom which ends with you thinking - of all things - "did one of the lead comedy characters just murder someone out of revenge???!" Amazing writing and performing. Underrated show. Much of this show is still edgy enough to be funny to younger audiences today I reckon.
Certainly not for people who just like a cheap laugh, it painted a pretty dark, almost prophetic, picture of todays society where everybody tends to think they matter more than other people and to hell with the consequences. Victor was so much more than a mad old fart, all he wanted was some common courtesy and decency. It was a brilliant black comedy and an icon of television history. Who could forget the traffic song 🤣
I remember watching this episode for the first time. When she was sitting in the car, I was waiting for Margaret to say something along the lines of "Victor, you can come out now.". But as the music kicked in, I realised that she had no reason to say anything like that. I got quite connected to the character of Victor Meldrew and realising he was dead was like losing a family member. VICTOR MELDREW "OLD VIC" 1928 ~ 2000 A dear old friend sadly missed His soul liveth on in Paradise
I can watch One Foot InGrave and never get bored with it. This final episode was a tear jurker, but at least we got a few final laughs out of it. we miss you, Victor.
Love the aerial landscape shots during the end credits. Though I kind of wish they could've been the standard style credits. Only instead of showing the tortoise, could've shown various Victor clips throughout the series. Though someone on RU-vid, DoctorVision, has made a 'What If...?' fan edit of that.
Interesting how most of One Foot In The Grave was filmed in the Bournemouth area but the shot when Victor gets covered in grass is filmed in the gardens at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire.
@TheThinkerwriter Removing this song from the end of this episode is the stupidest thing I've heard of happening in America since the setting of the legal drinking age at 21. The song is integral to the plot, as it's the only thing which implies that Margaret didn't kill Glynis.
What's the story with the song during the final scene? This version is different than the version that I have on my videocassette of the original airing of the final episode, and there's an entirely different instrumental song used for the same sequence on my BBC DVD! Three different songs on three different versions of the same sequence of the same episode. I figure the BBC didn't want to pay the license fee for the song on the DVD release, that much is certain. I cannot figure out why there's a different vocal version of the Traveling Wilburys song though, one of the vocalists is replaced by someone else, I don't know who has been replaced and I don't know who is doing the replacing, that's for someone else to figure out.
Also, the cabaret versions of two songs In the dinner sequence in the final episode (Dylan and Hendrix, I think?) have been removed entirely, licensing fees again I'm sure.
Margaret done the right thing. Walk away and let it go. What good would have come from bringing it to court etc.? I think sometimes remembering to forget is enough.
Actually I think they shouldn't have killed victor off. They should have killed Margaret. Imagine victor without Margaret to keep him right. I think it could have been brilliant
