Disappearing Acts, 1970s Style
Let’s go back in time. Do you remember the TV series The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin from 1976 to 1979, which starred the late and great comedy actor Leonard Rossiter? It was based on a series of novels by David Nobbs.
It was about a middle-aged man stuck in a dead-end job and a bland existence who daydreamed about his young secretary, was stuck in a rut in his relationship with his wife and who faked his own death by walking into the sea. The phrase, “do a Reggie Perrin” became a common phrase because of that series.
It was about a middle-aged man stuck in a dead-end job and a bland existence who daydreamed about his young secretary, was stuck in a rut in his relationship with his wife and who faked his own death by walking into the sea. The phrase, “do a Reggie Perrin” became a common phrase because of that series.