not really sure where to put this...

[The Collector]

Wonderland –
The Secret Life Of Norman Wisdom Aged 92¾ Ep 1/8
Wednesday 16 January
9.50-10.30pm BBC TWO

New series delves into some of the stranger and more extraordinary corners of ordinary life.

For the last 30 years, Norman Wisdom has lived independently of his family in a house he designed for himself on the Isle of Man. But now everything is about to change for the 92-year-old comedy legend. His former PA and live-in carer, Ann Axe, has decided she can't cope with looking after him all year round any more. Norman's children, both of whom live 300 miles away in Sussex, are faced with a dilemma about what to do with their father.

Meanwhile, Norman isn't making it any easier for them. Instead of succumbing gracefully to whatever his children think best, he's insisting on daily trips around his beloved island (ideally including a stopover at the local ice cream parlour), looking for any opportunities to perform the hit numbers from his 18 comedy classic films, and – despite having lost his driving licence several years earlier – is thinking about buying himself a new car.

This is a poignant, funny and thoughtful film about a subject that preoccupies thousands of families across Britain – what to do with an elderly parent.

[glow=red,2,300]Not sure I'll watch this sounds a very sad programme[/glow]

[gruntfuttock]

It had sad parts , but this is what I thought

I am not ashamed to say I finished watching it with tears in my eyes ,so sad to see Sir Norman not remembering some of his family , but he knew who Laurel and Hardy were , the end section showing him in the nursing home performing an afternoon sing song was really heartwarming and it seemed that when he was in front of an audiemce of any kind it seemed to spark him up and he couldn`t resist clowning around and the last shot of him sitting in the care home giving a great big wink and smile to camera really moved me ,so sad the think that he will not , according to the medical experts , get any better , he does seem genuinely happy where he is though and for that I am grateful and for all the laughter he brought to everyone I say
Thank You Sir Norman.

[The Collector]

gruntfuttock said:

It had sad parts , but this is what I thought

I am not ashamed to say I finished watching it with tears in my eyes ,so sad to see Sir Norman not remembering some of his family , but he knew who Laurel and Hardy were , the end section showing him in the nursing home performing an afternoon sing song was really heartwarming and it seemed that when he was in front of an audiemce of any kind it seemed to spark him up and he couldn`t resist clowning around and the last shot of him sitting in the care home giving a great big wink and smile to camera really moved me ,so sad the think that he will not , according to the medical experts , get any better , he does seem genuinely happy where he is though and for that I am grateful and for all the laughter he brought to everyone I say
Thank You Sir Norman.

Thank you for that Grunty...I didn't watch it as eally I want think of him as he was...A true British legend of comedy...may I join you in thanking him