Ridiculous Romance Get ready for stories of love with a truthful twist... Henry VIII fell for Anne of Cleves based on her portrait but it seems the painter was way too kind to her; Marc Antony should never have accepted that friend request from Cleopatra; while William the Conqueror skipped charm altogether. Frightful First World War Care for a quick lice snack? Fancy a cup of tea that guarantees a bout of diarrhoea? What about becoming a spy disguised as a Girl Guide? All this and more is on offer in this Great War special which promises everything ghastly and downright gripping about this time.
Lonely pensioner, Harold Gimble, has become the first man to suffer from a new neurological disease that is slowly turning him into a zombie-like state. Harold's hermit-like existence is shaken up when a vivacious nurse, Penny Rudge, is sent along to alleviate his stiffness. Her 'special' massage techniques work a treat on Harold and they become close friends.Harold agrees to trial a possible cure for the disease at a private institute, and the initial results are excellent. But the following day he's in an even worse state than before, and after Penny accidentally overhears the doctor's dire prognosis for Harold she decides to sneak him away the next morning.Word soon gets out, and before long a small group of bloodthirsty thugs are pursuing Harold and Penny across dramatic moorlands in the hope of a kill.
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