Talk:Victor Meldrew

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Scottish?[edit]

Is Victor Meldew really Scottish... is it ever established where One Foot in the Grave is set? Tim! (talk) 08:06, 20 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, there's an episode where Victor & Margaret are mistakenly taken to be 'Caterers', arising from Margaret stating on the 'phone 'we are in Kettering' - part on dudes. Gomez2002 16:35, 13 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well, both he and Margaret have Scottish accents, so it's pretty safe to assume it. I assume it's set in a fictional suburbia.Bob Castle 18:24, 25 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, likely a fictional suburb. I think in one episode one of them visit's their parents in Scotland... but don't quote me on that. --Revolt 19:28, 29 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

They do not have Scottish accents. Jamdonut 21:35, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Given that Wilson is Scottish by birth, I rather think he does. Nubula 14:54, 21 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

They both have scottish accents! they're very clearly scottish

He doesn't sound Scottish because he has lived in England so long. Watch some of his earlier black and white films and he sounds quite discernably Scottish.

Richard Wilson himself is from Greenock and I've a vague memory of an interviewer remarking that he had a Greenock accent. Autarch 19:33, 22 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It's not relevant what accent Wilson has when not playing roles. When playing Meldrew he did not use a Scottish accent. Jim Michael (talk) 18:45, 4 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

According to Renwick's novelisation, Victor is originally from Dundee. I have no idea why Renwick chose that city in particular, I would have thought that somewhere in the central belt (in accordance with Wilson's own origins) would have been a more obvious choice. --Walnuts go kapow (talk) 13:01, 28 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

As mentioned, Renwick did establish Victor to be Scottish in his novelisation, Meldrew is a rare Scottish surname originating in Aberdeenshire. I assume Margaret is English but picked up a Scottish accent from her mother (Margaret's mother is never seen, but her voice is occasionally heard). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.22.34.107 (talk) 01:55, 15 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Question[edit]

Is there a reason why editions of the article with greater details on the character keep getting deleted? It's not as if they're inaccurate. CO.

He doesn't live in Kettering[edit]

Its Margeret's mother who lives in Kettering. Dan the man1983 17:05, 29 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale for Image:Victor meldrew.JPG[edit]

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BetacommandBot (talk) 02:45, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Victor Meldrew Junior?![edit]

would victor's full name be Victor Meldrew Jr. as his father is called Victor Meldrew.. the refence is from the xmas special "Wisdom of the Which" (1995)86.30.183.33 (talk) 00:36, 28 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

We don't tend to use the suffix 'Jr.' in this country. Nicander (talk) 18:09, 9 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Catchphrase[edit]

I wonder whether someone's got the wrong end of the stick about the famous catchphrase not being used very often. From series 2 to 5, it turns up in full pretty much once an episode, but at other times within the same episode, it will be teased and cut off early. From what Wikipedia says on the subject, you'd get the impression that it was used a lot less than it actually was. It is rare in series 6 (I think it turns up twice in six episodes) so I wonder whether somebody has generalised from that series to the whole run, or just misunderstood the nature of the previous "rationing". --Walnuts go kapow (talk) 13:08, 28 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

See also John Wyndham's short story, "Confidence Trick", which features in his 1954 book of short stories, "Jizzle", where the phrase "I don't believe it!" is a central part of the story. Wheatfromchaff (talk) 06:42, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]