This definitive collection includes all 21 episodes from the three series of the fall and rise of reginald perrin, as well as an array of additional features which are new to dvd, including the post reggie series the legacy of reginald perrin and a special 1982 christmas sketch'. '.strtoupper('t')he fall and rise of reginald perrin remains one of the greatest comedies ever broadcast'. '.strtoupper('f')rom a terminally frustrated commuter who fakes his own suicide, to the boss of grot, a shop selling useless junk, to running a commune for the middle aged and the middle class, reginald perrin and his family and colleagues provided a hilarious satire on modern life'. '.strtoupper('t')he magnificent performance of leonard rossiter held the series together, but the show also boasted david nobbs' consistently witty scripts and a supporting cast of fantastic characters and a host of enduring catchphrases'. '.strtoupper('t')he series the legacy of reginald perrin made after the sad death of rossiter saw the return of jimmy, cj, tom, doc and the others, as a deceased reggie's will inspires them to do something totally and utterly absurd'. '.strtoupper('a')nd, from the bbc's the funny side of christmas which featured festive versions of top comedy shows comes a five minute sketch of reggie's christmas day'. '.strtoupper('t')he bbc comedy connections documentary on the making of the series completes this comprehensive collection'. '.strtoupper('e')xtras the legacy of reginald perrin 7episodes comedy connections the funny side of christmas short sketch running time 845 minutes region region 2 subtitles english release date 27 04 2009