Talk:List of One Foot in the Grave episodes

Episode guide
This episode guide was moved from the main One Foot in the Grave page. Bob 00:01, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

The air dates appear wrong, both IMDB and the DVD releases are different to the ones stated in this article84.69.118.42 (talk) 22:29, 9 August 2008 (UTC)

The air dates are definitely wrong for series 2, which was actually shown in late 1990 (the first series having been shown earlier that year). The Christmas 1990 episode 'Who's Listening' is shown as episode 13 in the list - this is correct, and means it comes *after* series 2. In fact, it must do in terms of continuity - the story features Patrick and Pippa after their introduction in series 2. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.129.221.199 (talk) 12:58, 18 August 2008 (UTC) - I have now updated the airdates and moved the entries around to correct the order.

Colours
I think the bright greens and varied colours are incredibly distracting. It's far better just to have two, faint colours: one for the series episodes and one for the specials. Edito*Magica (talk) 22:11, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

List issues
I have tagged this list as having multiple issues. As requested, here is the breakdown of why:


 * It needs additional references - one book is listed as a "reference" however it is a bad citation and it gives no indication of what it actually references. There are no inline citations to indicate what it references. Does the book give all of the airdates for the episodes or is it just a reference for the episodes existence and titles? Better referencing is needed.


 * Need for expert attention - The list is in need of protect attention to fix the formatting and bring it more inline with the standard episode list formatting, including the use of the episode list template, removal of unnecessary and redundant duration column, and removal of the unsourced viewership numbers.


 * Clean up - similar to above, clean up is needed to fix formatting issues, especially the series summary, fix header names and levels, etc.


 * Lead expansion - the lead is far too short for an episode list. It should include broadcast and distribution information, needs an image if available, and of course be fully and properly sourced.

AnmaFinotera (talk) 01:06, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
 * is there anyway you can keep the suggestions on the talk page for now? i don't think this list needs a warning thing so large on its main page, just because a page isnt 100% doesnt mean it should be lead with a giganticly oversized disclaimer eh? I just really think its distracting and overkill. no real comment on the issues, i dont have much experience with wikipedia but the warning really struck out to me as offensive (visually)70.53.50.58 (talk) 03:06, 18 April 2008 (UTC)


 * No. Tags have their purpose here and are widely used, including categorizing the page and alerting others to the issues. The note above was only left because someone asked for a detailed breakdown of why it was tagged. Someone is working on redoing this one now, and when its done, then the tags can come down. AnmaFinotera (talk) 03:25, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

McVities
In the section for Endgame, do we really need the note Only appearances of Derek and Betty McVitie? No other one-episode character has this note. Vuvuzela2010 (talk) 11:28, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Er...
Regardless of whether those IPs are sockpuppets or not, their edits are accurate. Gordon Peters plays Ronnie (John Rutland is in the episode in question, but as a different character), and while a couple of policemen do turn up in the other episode, they don't question Victor, or even meet him (they have a scene with Margaret only). --Walnuts go kapow (talk) 18:48, 12 January 2018 (UTC)
 * And actually, the bit with the underground brothel is such a throwaway gag, I wouldn't consider it worth mentioning as part of the plot. It's what TV Tropes calls a "Big Lipped Alligator Moment" - something that's weird, comes out of nowhere and has no actual bearing on anything else. --Walnuts go kapow (talk) 22:49, 12 January 2018 (UTC)