Review of The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

I remember this as a kid, and when I recently saw it again, my biggest question was how badly it might of dated. As far as I'm concerned it hasn't. OK it was filmed in the 70's, with 70's sets, 70's special effects and 70's acting; but then again that means that the acting would have been honed by many hours in theater rep in front of live critical audiences. The result is some sublime acting. Add in some top notch writing, and you end up with the most wonderfully thing. In many ways it reminds me of Dads Army and Porridge, its that good.