Victor Meldrew was a great man if you think about it.. always stuck up for what he thought was right, and willing to help people in need ( example, the old peoples home episode), and after probably a whole life of trying to do the right thing, and having everything he does go wrong, he gets knocked down by a car.
shareI agree he really was a nice man. He just got fed up with inconsiderate people and would go out of his way to get revenge on them.
One of my favourite scenes in the show is when he invites a computer salesman round and pretends he is going to spend a huge amount of money on a new computer, but in the end all he is doing is wasting this guys time because he had cut him up and shouted abuse at him a few weeks earlier on the road!
Victor was a very moral and noble man. He was quite right about the things that wound him up (lack of manners, incompetence, etc.). But he had a heart of absolute gold. I felt so awful for him when he died. He had really looked forward to catching up with his mates and was so disappointed when they didn't show, and he never realised that one of them did turn up after he had gone. The last episode made me cry.
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my grandad practically is victor meldrew lol thats what we have called him for years lol
i swear it is uncanny, the only thing that differs between them is that my grandad is so loud in voicing his opinion lol he still never fails to lol
What language are you talking in now? It appears to be Bollocks.share
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Unlike the officious Basil Fawlty and the uber-pretentious Hyacinth Bucket, Victor Meldrew truly is a decent and kind-hearted man, who rails against the everyday iniquities of life.
Remember the episode in which Victor worked (albeit briefly) as a doorman at a posh hotel? I loved it when Victor (after just seeing a disabled man struggling to get into his own car without any assistance from anyone else) puts a snobby hotel guest in his place, by ripping off the guy's bad toupee and throwing it down the sewer! Bravo, Mr. Meldrew!
Victor Meldrew was a crusader; a geriatric vigilante, a champion bloke.
I admit that I was very emotional during the final episode; so sad to see the old bastard go the way he did :-(
'Beethoven had his critics too Keithy, see if you can name three of them' - Chopper
I love Victor! And as much as I think David Renwick is a genius, I can't really forgive him for having killed Victor Meldrew. Even though I understand it. I love about this show that it gives dignity to ordinary people and an "ordinary" life, something that is rare today. Not to mention that I lie on the floor laughing at every scene of this wonderful show!
shareLast night I watched the final episode and like many of you I agree that Victor was a hero and a crusader for what was morally correct. I loved him and I'm sorry there are no more episodes.
True story: this morning when I left my apartment I found a huge pile of dog feces on the common-hall carpet, just left there by someone who couldn't be bothered to pick it up. And I could hear Victor's voice in my mind, hollering "I do not believe it!" That was why we loved and needed Victor... because he was right; and those of us who are forced to live a similar existance at the mercy of those who have no consideration for anyone but themselves may laugh at the incisive wit of the series, but we will always remember whose side he was on.
Victor was a hero to everybody in this world who get annoyed by ignorant, lazy and nasty people. I find myself getting pissed off at them as well, but, unlike Victor, I never have the courage to tell them off. I wish I did have!
shareVictor was a hero to everybody in this world who get annoyed by ignorant, lazy and nasty people. I find myself getting pissed off at them as well, but, unlike Victor, I never have the courage to tell them off. I wish I did have!
Exactly and same here, I so can relate to Victor sometimes, he rocked!
"He's always with me, like a bad habit."
(TO: FALLENANGELØ6) The man who limps to the pub door from his taxi, right after Victor leaves, is "Limpy" Briddock. Victor told Margaret earlier that Briddock "used to work at the dog track until he got his shoelace caught in that electric hare. Wonder what he's been up to over all these years?"
Later, at the pub, the waiter tells Victor that Briddock phoned to say that he "has had to work overtime and he's not sure what time he'll be able to make it."
I agree with you that the episode is sad... but then again, life is like that.
Deep down Victor was a decent fellow, who would not hold back on things that irritated him.
Its that man again!!
Victor is one of my favourite comedy characters of all time. Things that wouldn't be funny said by anyone else become hilarious just because of the way he says them.
I agree with everyone who said they were sad Victor was killed off, but at the same time I'm glad they gave the show a more final ending so they weren't tempted to bring it back later. I think too many show creators don't know when to leave a show alone, and "go out at the top" so to speak, and instead continue to make more and more episodes until they've ruined the show and its characters. OFITG stayed consistently good throughout IMO and I'm glad it ended before the quality of the show started to drop.
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Victor was great. He definitely was a sensitive and caring person. I remember him asking Margaret once why people had to be so cruel. I think Margaret said it best about Victor in the final episode, (I paraphrase) that Victor actually tried to do something about the ills of society, and his only reward was more grief. I'm a bit upset as well, like everyone, that Victor was killed off, but in the dark undertone of the show, I think it makes sense. Still, I am a bit mad at the writer too for thinking that was the only way to end it. Although, the entire series was pure genius. You just don't see it coming sometimes, like when Victor hired that fellow to "paint" the house. :)
I don't know if the laws are so different in England, but here in the U.S. the people who assaulted him would have received a 30 day to a 6 month jail sentence for their crimes. On the other hand, Victor did some things that would have landed him in jail as well, so I guess it's best to leave well enough alone. :) Locking that locksmith in his entryway was hilarious, but also falls under false imprisonment at best. There were just so many funny scenes throughout the show.