Subj : Re: From the Continent
To   : August Abolins
From : Ray Quinn
Date : Thu Oct 16 2025 11:53:10


Hello August!

16 Oct 25 09:07, you wrote to me:


 RQ>> I don't remember seeing any of those. There was one that takes
 RQ>> place in a senior center, but I can't remember the name of it or
 RQ>> any of the characters. Sadly, the local PBS station no longer
 RQ>> carries any of them, but many live on on YouTube, and on
 RQ>> streaming services like Britbox.

 AA> This one?

 AA> Waiting for God (BBC, 1990-1994)

That's the one.

 AA> Setting: Bayview Retirement Home.

 AA> Premise: Two spirited elderly residents - Tom (Graham Crowden)
 AA> and Diana (Stephanie Cole) - rebel against the patronizing
 AA> management and refuse to "grow old gracefully."

If I remember correctly, Tom and Diana were "flatmates," a "couple" or at least "involved" in some way. But I've been wrong before. Many times, in fact. But I learned from them...

 AA> Tone: Sharp, witty, and a bit dark; a satire on aging and bureaucracy.

They don't make shows like these any more. It goes to show you that the bureaucracy is everywhere.

 AA> Why it fits: Entirely set in a seniors' residence, with lots of
 AA> ensemble interaction among the elderly residents and staff.

Fortunately, my parents are still able to take care of themselves in their own home, in their 80's. However, my in-laws, not so much. My father-in-law is in a nursing home and my wife takes her mother to visit him twice a week. Her brother takes her on Saturday and does other errands for her, including stopping by during the week on his lunch break to make her lunch.


73 de W6RAY Ray Quinn
Visalia, CA DM06ii



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