It's an iconic scene. A dozing Victor Meldrew starts awake at the sound of the telephone ringing, and reaches down the side of his chair to pick up his neighbour's lost sausage dog. The laugh is ...

For fans of the classic BBC sitcom One Foot in the Grave, the house of its beleaguered protagonist, Victor Meldrew, is as iconic as his famous catchphrase, "I don't believe it!" While the show's ...