samedi 13 octobre 2018

When Beryl, 86, met Scarlett, 4 – love and affection across the ages | Yvonne Roberts

The C4 show about a retirement village in Nottingham shows both young and old flourishing

Lily, aged four, is clear on the chronology of ageing. “How old is very old?” she is asked. “Thirty-seven,” she replies firmly. Scarlett, also four, knows what to expect when she reaches this creaky decade. “You get wibbly-wobbly on your knees when you bend down,” she says. The consolation is that “you get to play with little people like me”. But not enough.

On Monday, in Channel 4’s Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds, Lily, Scarlett and eight other four-year-olds continue a charming journey of discovery with 10 residents, aged between 82 and 102, of Lark Hill retirement village in Nottingham. Over five episodes, the very young and those in “late old age” are brought together over three months to play, have fun and, perhaps most important of all, forge bonds.

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