One Foot in the Grave unwanted presents that are seldom opened, usually involving a garish photograph of themselves. In the final series, however it was clear that their cheerfulness was a façade and, in a particularly dark scene, Mildred hanged herself "during a game of Happy Families". The shot of Mildred's feet dangling outside the window is usually cut from pre-watershed screenings. Alfred Meldrew (Richard Pearson) - Victor's absent-minded brother, who lives in New Zealand. During the episode "The Broken Reflection", he comes to visit after 25 years, to the disdain of Victor. Alfred is an eccentric character, often walking around with his hat on
Doreen Kartinyeri Doreen Kartinyeri Doreen Kartinyeri (3 February 1935–2 December 2007) was an Ngarrindjeri elder and historian, born in the Australian state of South Australia. She played a key role in the Hindmarsh Bridge controversy and made many contributions to Indigenous activism. Doreen Kartinyeri was born on 3 February 1935, in the Point MacLeay Aboriginal Reserve in South Australia to parents Thelma Kartinyeri and Oswald (Oscar) Kartinyeri. She had two sisters, Doris and Nancy, and one brother, Ron. However, Doris was the only sibling that Doreen maintained contact with as Ron was in prison and Nancy died on the operating table when