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Amelia is 86 and Lawrence is 87, and they have just one thing on their minds - finding someone special again. Meanwhile, Peter is finding it difficult to settle in.
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Lawrence Berger
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Lawrence is 88 years old and spent most of his life in Watford bringing up five children with his wife Joan. A former prisoner of war, Lawrence and Joan moved to Spalding when they retired and the children had left home. But when Joan died Lawrence began to feel isolated and decided to move to Lovat Fields – he wanted company and to be nearer to one of his sons.
Amelia Lesarge
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Amelia is 83 years old. Widowed ten years ago after a long and happy marriage, Amelia misses male company and hopes to find some new friends in the village. But after a decade on her own she’s apprehensive about taking the first steps.
Peter Thompson
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Peter spent his working life in the Navy. He was stationed in Singapore with his wife Vera for many years and moved to Australia before finally settling in Milton Keynes. Peter was due to move to the village with Vera but a few months before this, she died. Peter moved in on his own but his own health is deteriorating and he is in hospital.
We were sorry to hear of Peter Thompson's death shortly after the end of filming this Silverville.
First broadcast: Wednesday 12 Aug 2009 on BBC ONE
Silverville in more depth:
OU on the BBC: Silverville - About the series
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A different way of seeing older people: The BBC and The Open University tell the tales from Silverville. Read more : OU on the BBC: Silverville - About the series
OU on the BBC: Silverville - Episode 1
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Is love in the air at the retirement village? Read more : OU on the BBC: Silverville - Episode 1
OU on the BBC: Silverville - Episode 2
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A proposal and a new resident show how relationships change for residents of the retirement village. Read more : OU on the BBC: Silverville - Episode 2
OU on the BBC: Silverville - Episode 3
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Rose has bad news for Bert - but Ken is finding his feet. Read more : OU on the BBC: Silverville - Episode 3
OU on the BBC: Silverville - Episode 4
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Keeping fit and keeping pets - just because you're in a retirement village doesn't mean life stops. Read more : OU on the BBC: Silverville - Episode 4
OU on the BBC: Silverville - Episode 5
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Bill helped shape Milton Keynes - now he has to get used to a new corner of the town. Read more : OU on the BBC: Silverville - Episode 5
OU on the BBC: Silverville - Episode 6
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Concluding the stories of life in a retirement village. Read more : OU on the BBC: Silverville - Episode 6
OU on the BBC: Silverville - Silverville: What do you think?
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We really want to hear what you think about the complex choices involved in helping older people decide where they want to live - and... Read more : OU on the BBC: Silverville - Silverville: What do you think?
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Comments on: "Episode 1"
Harriet has started a thread discussing Episode 1.
I think more of these programmes should be made in order to bring the dilemma of a changing older society and the issues it raises, to the fore. The question always arises of course, as to what is the "best way" to deal with the elderly. Well my question is :-
"What do the specialists do about THEIR impending old age. How do the consultants and professors prepare for their geriatric era? I have always wanted to ask this question because if they can answer it subjectively,then surely we might have the answer for the rest of us.
Realistically, they are the ones dealing with the problems on a daily basis, the rest of us are too busy getting on with our professions. This IS their profession!
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as its their life then possibly they have to be subjective.
however professional they are it is always your life, so get to know yourself
This enjoyable & interesting programme was spoiled by the confusion at the end. We were watching Lawrence at his wife's grave & suddenly were were presented with Alfred(I think it was Alfred) Peter Lawrence, and the year he died. I was very confused as I thought I was watching Lawrence & I didn't know who had died. Fortunately I had recorded the programme & could wind back, to find that Peter was the right age to be the man who had died. We had never heard him called anything but Peter & were watching Lawrence, so why did that new first name suddenly get thrown in. Even the website calls him Peter. It would have been sad, whichever of them had died, but surely it is important that we know who we should be sad for?
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would I be allowed to be sad for you?
Re: Comments on: "Episode 1"
I agree re the confusion of names