One Foot in the Grave1990

[first lines]

Margaret Meldrew:
[answering phone] Four two nine one.

Margaret Meldrew:
Oh, hello, Jean.

Margaret Meldrew:
No, no, just out the back, putting Victor's spaghetti vongole through the incinerator.

Margaret Meldrew:
No, we've tried putting it in the bin; the dustmen won't touch it. Not after last Monday's episode with the lobster curry. Said it clogged up their crusher for a week. Not the effect it had on me, I can tell you. Oh, it's hideous Jean. Ever since he bought this seafood cookery book, every mealtime has been like a Quatermass Experiment; clams exploding in the microwave, God knows what. Oh, God, no! I've put a stop to it now, don't you worry about that!