An all-star cast go on the journey of a lifetime in this series, inspired by but otherwise unrelated to the blockbuster film 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel'. Eight famous senior citizens head to India on an experimental, three-week adventure. Miriam Margolyes OBE, dancer Wayne Sleep OBE, actor Sylvester McCoy, comedian Roy Walker, chef Rosemary Shrager, darts champion Bobby George, singer Patti Boulaye OBE and former news reader Jan Leeming find out if they'll consider spending their golden years retiring on the other side of the world. Indian Dream Hotel features all three episodes of the hit BBC2 series broadcast as The Real Marigold Hotel . ...it is a charming, heart-warming and at times laugh-out-loud watch. - The Independent
Inspired by, but otherwise unrelated to the blockbuster film, the series documents the authentic experience of eight characters in their golden years as they head to India on an experimental adventure to see if they would consider retiring to the other side of the world. Series Two will see the group travel thousands of miles from home and this time land in Kochi, a city in the southwest Indian state Kerala, to test whether they can set up a more rewarding retirement than in the UK. A two-part Christmas special sees some familiar faces on tour; actress Miriam Margolyes, dancer Wayne Sleep, darts champion Bobby George and chef Rosemary Shrager test out different retirement communities around the world, travelling to Florida and Japan.
Six celebrities take on the challenge of navigating along the beautiful British coastline. Will they find their sea legs? And, will they get along?A charming documentary series following a group of well-known TV personalities embarking on a sailing tour along the beautiful south coast of England.Mark Durden-Smith, Nick Hancock, Richard Madeley, Dawn Porter, Rosemary Shrager, and Bradley Walsh split into two groups before making the journey from Cornwall to Kent, stopping off to see the sights along the way.The groups make their trip in a variety of different vessels, from a luxury yacht to a 1930s motor torpedo boat and a pirate ship to a fishing trawler. On each stage of the journey one group travels in luxury whilst the other roughs it in a working vessel.Guided by each vessels crew, they learn how to sail the boats and take in the hidden gems of the English coast, which can only be appreciated from the sea. The crew share their knowledge, and personal stories, of the various stretches of coastline they navigate along, hoping that their enthusiasm will rub off on their fellow travelers! The three stages are: Cornwall to Devon, Dorset to Hampshire, and East Sussex to London.There is good-natured banter and friendly rivalry as well as laughs and stories along the way as the celebrities are taken out of the comfort of a TV studio and sent out to the open sea with only each other for company.Will they survive at sea and, equally importantly, can they stomach each other?
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