The exploits of Victor Meldrew and his wife, Margaret in their battle against the trials of modern life. The short-tempered Victor is a man who doesn't suffer fools gladly and to his misery frequently encounters them as well as a bad case of misfortune. If he is not driving his long suffering wife Margaret crazy with his constant rants against the world, he is fighting with his neighbours.

1. Alive and Buried

2. The Big Sleep

3. The Valley of Fear

4. I'll Retire to Bedlam

5. The Eternal Quadrangle

6. The Return of the Speckled Band