Movie Description:
Opening with a naked Reggie running into the sea, this groundbreaking BBC comedy series tells the story of a man desperate to escape his daily monotomy.Adapted by David Nobbs from hisdarkly- comedic novel, and powered by the uniqueperformance of Leonard Rossiter, this brilliant satire had the world crackingup over one man`s nervous breakdown. Reginald Perrin has a respectable careerat Sunshine Desserts, a happy marriage and twoless than satisfactory children.But the pressures of the rat race are beginning to push Reggie over the edge. The mere mention of his mother-in-law conjures the image of a hippopotamus,the world `earwig` keeps creeping into his conversations, and his thoughts are repeatedly interrupted by outrageous fantasies involving his secretary--what`s an overstressed food firm executive to do?