Reginald Perrin is frustrated sales manager at Sunshine Desserts company runned by eccentric CJ. Perrin goes through a mid-life crisis and realises that suicide is the only solution. But finds out that there is another way...
Shah of Iran had to flee his country and seeks refuge in Europe. Americans and Soviets see this as opportunity to put their cunning plans into action. Their plots can start the nuclear war.
Excentric billionaire Twiggy Rathbone becomes new owner of The Crucible, a dull, but very professional newspaper. He plans to switch it into a tabloid, but to keep up the appearances he keeps the old editor Harold Stringer.
After unfortunate death of Reginald Perrin his family and friends find out that he left them a lot of money, but to inherit the money they have to do something absurd.
