Jean Warboys ( Doreen Mantle) – Mrs Warboys is a friend of Margaret's (and a rather annoying one in Victor's eyes) who has attached herself to the Meldrews, accompanying them on many of their exploits. Until the fourth series she is married to ( unseen) Chris until he leaves her for a private detective she had hired, believing he was having an affair, and they divorce. Mrs Warboys has a wax model of herself made as the prize in a competition. She dislikes it, so she throws it away. A media crew set up outside the Meldrews' house after mistaking Victor for a newspaper editor who printed details about a gay MP's private life.

The Meldrews meet Pippa's father, Reverend Croker ( Geoffrey Chater), a vicar who thinks he has lost his faith, and Victor learns more about Mrs Burridge ( Cathy Shipton), a video-store worker with whom he had a conflict. When Cousin Ursula dies, Victor and Margaret must clear out her country house; before they go, a witch predicts an untimely end for Victor. Graham Linehan; Arthur Mathews (2000). Father Ted: The Complete Scripts. London: Boxtree. p.298. ISBN 0-7522-7235-7.

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The series is regularly repeated on subscription channel Gold and has also been screened on Drama. While the programme has always been shown after the 9pm watershed on the BBC, other channels have sometimes broadcast it in earlier slots, with minor edits. It is available to stream on both BBC iPlayer and BritBox. Mrs Birkett ( Gabrielle Blunt) visits to collect items for an upcoming jumble sale; Margaret invites her to take things from the loft which she had put aside for the sale. Victor closes the loft hatch, unaware that Mrs Birkett is in there. He calls a plumber because of frequent banging which Victor thinks is coming from the radiators. The plumber says that the thermostat is faulty and that he will return in three days to fix it. Aaronovitch, David (28 August 2002). "The real Victor Meldrew would have had no time for this new social group". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 7 May 2008 . Retrieved 2 May 2019.

Victor's fans say it with flowers". Northern Echo. 23 November 2000 . Retrieved 28 January 2009. [ dead link] The production of the show was in a conventional sitcom format, with episodes taped live in front of a studio audience, interposed with pre-filmed location material. [6] The series also won the Best Television Sitcom in 1992 from the Royal Television Society and the British Comedy Award for Best Sitcom in 1992, 1995 and 2001. Margaret collapses from nervous exhaustion which has been building up for the past 35 years. After a few days in Victor's care, she decides returning to work would be less stressful. Mrs Warboys visits, bringing Andrea Temple ( Helen Lederer), whom Margaret knew as a child, and her baby, who has a mysterious fondness for garden gnomes. Victor uncovers the disturbing truth about her but decides not to tell Margaret. The Meldrews and Mrs Warboys embark upon a hellish holiday to Portugal. After an entanglement with the police, they finally arrive at their unpleasant villa. Mrs Warboys finds love with her Portuguese pen pal Alfonso ( Edward de Souza), donkeys follow Victor around, a paparazzo ( Peter Cook) pursues the group trying to retrieve some lucrative snaps and a boxer ( Eamonn Walker) tries to find his inner anger...which becomes much easier thanks to Victor's misadventures.One Foot in the Grave: The Complete Series". dvdtalk.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021 . Retrieved 3 July 2023.