Holding Back the Years

Overview

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.