Mrs Warboys tells two ladies in a tea shop a tale of misfortune regarding Victor and Margaret. Margaret's having nightmares, and the pair are getting under each other's skin Suddenly Margaret disappears without a trace, leaving Victor lost and alone.
I love the part when Nick tells Victor about the skin disease and towels, Victor walks through looking like Edward Scissorhands. The sequences that follow with Nick's mother and the code book are so surreal.
Halfway through the episode we get the switch in tone, Margaret disappears without a trace, can you imagine any other sitcom being brave enough to do that sequence? I love Margaret's explanation, and the story of the budgies.
I'll say it again humour works so much better when it has a darker element running through it, an element of sadness. In my opinion no comedy did it better then One foot in the Grave, there was always a bit of sadness, it made the laughs that followed that bit louder.
As always with his writing David Renwicke loved to add a touch of surrealism to it, no finer example then Dreamland, the sequence with the shoes and tramp is so typical of him, as was the ending, the ladies not knowing who Mrs Warboys was.
Tremendously well acted, Series 3 was a purple patch in One foot's history, and this was one of the finest episodes. 9/10
I love the part when Nick tells Victor about the skin disease and towels, Victor walks through looking like Edward Scissorhands. The sequences that follow with Nick's mother and the code book are so surreal.
Halfway through the episode we get the switch in tone, Margaret disappears without a trace, can you imagine any other sitcom being brave enough to do that sequence? I love Margaret's explanation, and the story of the budgies.
I'll say it again humour works so much better when it has a darker element running through it, an element of sadness. In my opinion no comedy did it better then One foot in the Grave, there was always a bit of sadness, it made the laughs that followed that bit louder.
As always with his writing David Renwicke loved to add a touch of surrealism to it, no finer example then Dreamland, the sequence with the shoes and tramp is so typical of him, as was the ending, the ladies not knowing who Mrs Warboys was.
Tremendously well acted, Series 3 was a purple patch in One foot's history, and this was one of the finest episodes. 9/10
