Belinda Blanchard

The BBC's answer to Dynasty, Howards' Way was launched in 1985 with an enormous 1 million pound budget. The main characters in the show were 'best boat designer in the world' Tom Howard, his boutique running wife Jan Howard, 'I'll have a drink' Jack Rolfe and a nasty man called Ken Masters. It starred Maurice Colbourne.

An elderly man, Joe (Keith Barron) is lost, bored and tired of his Care Home existence. In steps young Joe, a bored, lost and smart kid on a trip to visit his Grandma in the home. After a chance meet, the two chat, young Joe and old Joe share a daydream or two and make a connection. There's a little romance and a tango with young Joe's Gran, and a bank heist with a child getaway driver. Old Joe and his nemesis, moody pensioner Arthur, also make a funny duo too.

Saleem, an elderly psychiatric patient, is partially paralysed and unable or unwilling to speak. When Kamala, a new student nurse, arrives, he begins to respond, encouraged by her gentle reassurance, and their common cultural identity.