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Films

• Deep Down (2002) Short film about a woman awaiting the death of her oppressive, domineering mother
• Ladykillers, The (1955) Ealing comedy classic about a gang of criminals who meet their match in the elderly Mrs Wilberforce
• Lochgelly OAPs Drive to the Crook O' Devon (1928) The annual outing for the elderly inhabitants of the Scottish mining village
• Malcolm and Barbara - A Love Story (1999)
• Paradise Grove (2002) While awaiting his grandfather's death, a teenager comes to terms with being half black and half Jewish
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TV Programmes

• Dad's Army (1968-77) Classic sitcom about the tireless efforts of the mostly elderly Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard
• Lost For Words (1999) Thora Hird stars in this moving drama about the physical and mental deterioration of an elderly mother
• Memento Mori (1992) Several elderly friends receive the same mysterious phone call in this wickedly funny Muriel Spark adaptation
• One Foot In The Grave (1990-2000) Sitcom with Richard Wilson as the cantankerous Victor Meldrew, who only wants to relax and enjoy retirement
• Say Something Happened (1982) Bittersweet Alan Bennett play about an elderly couple and a naive young social worker
• Waiting for the Telegram (1998) Devastating monologue about lost loves and fading memories, written by Alan Bennett and delivered by Thora Hird
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