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  • Actors: Martin Clunes
  • Format: PAL
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: 2 Entertain
  • DVD Release Date: 25 May 2009
  • Run Time: 170 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B001UHNXRO
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 10,006 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Reggie Perrin (Played by Martin Clunes) retells the story of a sales executive on the edge. An average man finding it increasingly difficult to put up with the monotony of life. A disappointing marriage, the office grind and the daily commute. Rebellion begins to build in his mind, in the form of increasingly surreal flights of fancy. And, slowly, Reggie begins to say what he really thinks...

This new adaptation of the classic sitcom has been written by Simon Nye (Men Behaving Badly) and the writer and creator of the original Seventies show, David Nobbs. Martin Clunes leads a fantastic cast, including Fay Ripley (Cold Feet), Wendy Craig (Butterflies, The Royal), Geoffrey Whitehead (The Worst Week of my Life), Neil Stuke (Game On) and Lucy Liemann (Moving Wallpaper).

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Reggie Perrin (Martin Clunes) retells the story of a sales executive on the edge: an average man who finds it increasingly difficult to put up with the monotony of life. A disappointing marriage, the office grind and the daily commute: rebellion begins to build in his mind, in the form of increasingly surreal flights of fancy. And, slowly, Reggie begins to say what he really thinks.

This new adaptation of the classic sitcom has been written by Simon Nye (Men Behaving Badly) and the writer and creator of the original Seventies show, David Nobbs. Martin Clunes leads a fantastic cast, including Fay Ripley (Cold Feet), Wendy Craig (Butterflies, The Royal), Geoffrey Whitehead (The Worst Week of my Life), Neil Stuke (Game On) and Lucy Liemann (Moving Wallpaper).

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars I didn't get where I am today by remaking classic situation comedies, 30 Jun 2009
By Dr. George L. Sik (Epsom, Surrey) - See all my reviews
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Well, it's easy to scoff and Martin Clunes can never be Leonard Rossiter (no one can) - always seeming young at heart, whereas Rossiter felt old before his time - but this was a pretty successful attempt to capture the essence of Reggie Perrin and 're-imagine' it for today. In a sense, it was very topical - it must surely have been commissioned before capitalism and the consumerist dream collapsed in the way it did - and the fact that it is co-written by David Nobbs, author of the original series, means that there has been a loving attention to detail.

It is certainly vastly superior, then, to the notorious fourth series of the original Reggie Perrin which focused on his legacy and didn't feature him at all. Fans of the original will spot him walking past Sunshine Desserts to his place of work in this series, shaving giant Groomtech. They will also spot the original CJ on the cover of Boss magazine, being read by his 2009 equivalent. The new character is subtly different but just as unsettling - he knows every cliche of management, but nothing about what his new company does (his previous one made dogfood). We've all worked for people like that!

It is the mixture of the familiar and the new that fascinates (right up until the end I wasn't even sure whether he was going to abandon his clothes on a beach in this version) and, while there's nothing as memorable as the original's 'sweltering day in a safari park with the grandkids' episode - indeed, this Reggie, in keeping with modern times, doesn't have any children - there is nevertheless much to be enjoyed here.
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6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious, 15 May 2009
By M. Dowden (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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I am too young to have seen the original series in the 70s, only ever seeing a couple of repeats and reading the first book in the trilogy from the library in my teens. When I saw that the series had been updated and was starring Martin Clunes I just had to watch it, and was hooked.

Martin Clunes is Reggie Perrin, a modern day everyman. An executive for Groomtech his days are mind numblingly tedious, as are most peoples. The same commute with the trains always running late, with the same excuses are enough to drive anyone bonkers. Reggie is hitting a mid-life crisis and starts speaking his mind more often and having surreal thoughts, which are visually captured for us all to see. Now the gorgeous Jasmine has started working at Groomtech Reggie is quite smitten. Will he ever get her into bed, after all he couldn't do it when they were both promoting the company in Finland. Will he always have to put up with his mother and his father in law keep popping around?

There are a host of memorable characters who are mostly bonkers in this and surely it will become a cult classic as the original series did. Simon Nye (writer of Men Behaving Badly) has joined forces with the creator of Reggie Perrin, David Nobbs to bring some classic comedy to our screens. I have enjoyed watching this so much that I have even now got the book trilogy The Reginald Perrin Omnibus.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A good effort in its own right., 31 Aug 2009
By R. Ayre (Durham) - See all my reviews
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I'm not a great fan of remakes as, generally, they tend to result in contrived efforts. However, I agree with the early reviews in this case and say that Reggie Perrin 2009 deserves to be considered in its own right; it is too simple write it off as just another remake.

That said, the occasional tribute to the original does crop now and then, but as a worthy acknowledgement.

The series is as slick as you would hope for from the BBC in 2009. The casting is pretty much perfect, although as it was a relatively short run of episodes I couldn't help but think that it needs a second series to really develop the supporting characters (in fairness, you could say the same for most new series nowadays). As usual, Martin Clunes was as dry as tinder, but that is perhaps why he's proven an excellent choice for the lead here.

Without giving the game away I can only say that there are some extremely funny moments; and they are not necessarily restricted to some of Reggie's more surreal episodes, which are cleverly enough executed to catch the viewer off guard upon a first viewing.

Whilst production values are high for the most part, I didn't award that fifth star because the canned laughter really lets the whole thing down - besides being inappropriate, it is far too loud. I'd have thought that modern Reggie would appeal to a target audience sophisticated enough not to need any help in spotting the jokes. Canned laughter aside, the only other point I'd make is that 30 minutes per episode isn't really enough time to justice to this - and that is due to the very fact that, overall, it's fairly well polished.

A good effort, which puts some original spin on an established idea. Don't dismiss it too lightly.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Martin Clunes is brilliant
I was (still am) a fan of the original Reggie Perrin and when I first heard there would be a re-make, I initially thought "Oh no! They'll ruin it. Read more
Published 2 months ago by M. Gales

5.0 out of 5 stars clunes comedy is my talent
I watched half the series until now its hystrical .I didnt see the original series but I wont because it wont be as funny as this one this guy martin is really a talented actor I... Read more
Published 4 months ago by abu zibabeet

5.0 out of 5 stars Forget the original, just enjoy this for what it is
Watching the first episode was a shock and my initial reaction was similar to many others: that this remake was not required as the original was perfect. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Blackhorse47

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Entertaining
I have enjoyed most of the various series that Martin Clunes has been involved in. His dry sense of humour excels in this remake of Reggie Perrin making it funnier than the... Read more
Published 6 months ago by R. Davis

5.0 out of 5 stars I didn't get where I am today 2009
Having been a fan of the original series, I watched this remake with interest hoping that it hadn't been ruined. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mr. Andrew Carr

5.0 out of 5 stars reggie perrinn
Before you watch this new version don't watch the old one, this is a brilliantly written and acted sitcom which gets funnier/sadder each episode, I think the first reviews are... Read more
Published 7 months ago by I. Massey

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Brilliant!!
First off, all reviews are smeggin' useless. One person is going to totally love the show whilest another totally hates it. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Leggmann

5.0 out of 5 stars Just brilliant
Reggie Perrin [DVD] [2009]
I enjoyed the original so much my wife got the DVD for me for Christmas, so I was ready to be disappointed with the new series. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Dr. Robert Colson

2.0 out of 5 stars Reggie Has Been Revamped For The Naughties
In the 70s, Reggie Perrin was a phenomena, it was the first time someone with mental issues got on TV, and it captivated the audience, as it was different and rather leftfeild -... Read more
Published 8 months ago by DL Productions UK

1.0 out of 5 stars Reginald Perrin new series
Not as good as the original which featured the manic Leonard Rossiter. Don't like the new cast very much, though the girl who plays Jasmine is a fine actress, and is totally... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mr. John Clarkson

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