The Baby Boomers' Guide To Growing Old
- TV comedy
- More4
- 2017
- 4 episodes (1 series)
Exploring the world of Britain's over-65s through the eyes of 13 pension aged celebrities. Stars Amanda Barrie, Johnny Ball, Edwina Currie, Henry Blofeld, Stanley Johnson and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 3
Further details
Journalist Eve Pollard and campaigner Stanley Johnson struggle as assistants at a DIY store. Actress Amanda Barrie and singer Kenny Lynch try running a B&B. Cricket commentator Henry Blofeld considers a new career in wine. And John Prescott explains why he'd rather die than retire.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 27th June 2017
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- More4
- Length
- 65 minutes
Cast & crew
| Amanda Barrie | Self |
| Johnny Ball | Self |
| Edwina Currie | Self |
| Henry Blofeld | Self |
| Stanley Johnson | Self |
| Roy Hudd | Self |
| Kenny Lynch | Self |
| Laila Morse | Self |
| Nina Myskow | Self |
| Eve Pollard | Self |
| John Prescott (as Lord John Prescott) | Self |
| Esther Rantzen (as Dame Esther Rantzen) | Self |
| Jim Rosenthal | Self |
| Su Pollard | Narrator |
| Corinne Mills | Self |
| Leslie Potts | Self |
| Gilbert Winfield | Self |
| Judith Holder | Writer |
| Ed Sunderland | Series Director |
| Isobel Williams | Series Producer |
| Jon Connerty | Executive Producer |
| Jamie Isaacs | Executive Producer |
| Kevin Forde | Producer/Director |
| Luke Ellis | Editor |
| Will Bone | Editor |
| Jamie Salisbury | Composer |
Press
There's no running out of old people, and seemingly no running out of shows that find some fleetingly entertaining formats to feature them (if not exactly to cater for them). In this one, game seventysomethings in the public eye such as Stanley Johnson and Eve Pollard share their thoughts on ageing and get stuck into some fish-out-of-water challenges. Tonight, Eve takes a shift in B&Q, while Amanda Barrie and Kenny Lynch run a B&B.
John Robinson, The Guardian, 27th June 2017