Episodes
What Are We Like?
Episode 6, Season 4 finds Helen on the phone with her old pal Joey, who is planning a trip to London with her husband Steve. The…
Old People Know Stuff
Episode 5 — Helen is astonished to discover that her granddaughter Susie considers her to be an IT expert. Fortunately, she know…
Collecting People in the Park
Episode 4, Season 4 finds Helen dozing on a park bench on a lovely warm day. A kindly stranger interrupts her, and the ensuing co…
No Gossiping!
Episode 3 sees the return of English actress Jane Vicary in the role of Helen's friend Pattie, old college chum and one-time oper…
Kids eh?
Helen and Tayo compare notes on raising teenagers. Ndidi and heavy metal.
Not Seeing Streight
Episode 1 of Season 4 kicks off with Helen calling up her daughter Janey for help. This doesn't happen often, so it must be some…
Bringing Up Gran
Episode 12, bring Season 3 to a close. Susie has been delegated to try to find out why Helen, her grandmother, is so unhappy. I…
It's About Helen...
Episode 11, Season 3. Helen is in her late 70s, but no-one who knows her would say she's afraid of a challenge. However... Som…
And today's challenge is...
Episode 10. Helen's elder sister, Marian, has dementia, but she still manages to phone up from Rockhampton in Australia for a cha…
What's the Rush?
Episode 9 finds Helen at the Cheese Shop Cafe, meeting up with daughter Janey and Andrea, the extremely glamorous publicist from …
The Next Big Thing
Episode 8: Helen and Sadie are in their late 70s. Is it too late for the next thing in their lives to be a Big Thing? Sadie's m…
On Such a Day
Episode 7, and Helen is having a hard time waking up. If only she could figure out what day it is. But Janey isn't far away, al…
Two Households, Alike in Dignity
Episode 6 of Season 3 takes a turn. There are no neighbourhood feuds here, just two small households divided by a corridor comin…
Good Morning, Mrs D!
Episode 5 and Helen answers the phone, not expecting it to be her young actor friend René (with emphasis on the final syllable). …
Check Your Rear View Mirror
Episode 4 and Helen is back at the Cheese Shop Cafe for her regular Single Shot Flat White. When she backs into the same customer…
U-Turns for All
Episode 3 of Season 3 finds Helen enjoying her morning walk while chatting with her granddaughter Susie. She shares her response …
Pictures at an Exhibition
Episode 2 of Season 3 finds Helen attending the opening of a showing of her friend Jean's watercolours at a local art gallery. Sh…
Secret Crone Business
Season 3 kicks off with Helen and her oldest friend Joey, sharing their thoughts on the phone about lost clichés, odd earrings…
Three Little Words
Season 2 is brought to a close with Episode 17. Helen and her daughter Janey can rub each other up the wrong way, but they love …
Facebookers Anonymous
In Episode 16, Helen shares her fears about spending too much time on Facebook with her old friend Joey Wilkinson. Is this an un…
Gran Talk
Episode 15 finds Helen preparing a late luncheon of toasted cheese. Her granddaughter Susie has something on her mind, so she cal…
Stranger on a Train
Episode 14 of Season 2 finds Helen on a train, returning home after spending a few days in Hampshire with a friend. An elegant e…
Cafe Encounters
Episode 13 At the Cheese Shop Cafe for her much loved flat white, Helen is introduced to Gary, an IT consultant from Perth, who…
Challenging Changes
In Episode 12, Helen's old friends from her college days have teamed up to check out retirement homes in Dorset. Rozzie, (who cla…