One Foot in the Grave well, out of the window of the house in which they were trapped during a snowstorm. Margaret Meldrew (née Pellow) (Annette Crosbie) – Victor's long-suffering, tolerant and kind-hearted wife. Margaret tries to maintain a degree of calmness and to rise above her husband's antics. However, she is often engulfed in these follies, mishaps and confusion and often vents her anger at Victor. In early episodes, her character acts more as a comic foil to Victor's misfortunes. Examples include fearfully asking if a cat found frozen in their freezer is definitely dead and mentioning a friend who died of a terminal
One Foot in Heaven "They Died with Their Boots On". Raymond Massey was Hartzell Spence's choice to play his father while his mother preferred Fredric March. The studio's decision to cast March was made independently of the family's wishes. The Reverend Norman Vincent Peale was hired as technical advisor on the film. The film which Spence goes to see with Hartzell is William S. Hart's 1917 Western "The Silent Man". At the Hollywood premiere of the film, Hart was a guest of honor. In an uncredited role, Gig Young made one of his earlier on-screen performances as a dog groomer seeking a license. One