Holding Back the Years
Holding Back the Years is a series looking at the experiences of growing older in Britain today, and how they've changed over the decades. Each episode sees a different 60 plus year old celebrity explore a particular aspect of getting old that interests and affects them most – from relationships and family to health and wellbeing, pensions and money, to simply looking in the mirror and seeing a ‘new' old you. Through meeting inspirational characters, unearthing long lost archive clips and visiting places that do amazing work helping the elderly, the series seeks to take an uplifting, look at a subject often ignored, while offering fantastic takeout for viewers of all ages.
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Fiona Phillips
as Self - Presenter
Rangan Chatterjee
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Bill Turnbull
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Nicki Chapman
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Ainsley Harriott
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Maureen Lipman
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Angela Rippon
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Arlene Phillips
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Helen Clare
as Self - 1930s Vocalist
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