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Just because you've retired doesn't mean you have to become inactive - Brenda Griffin keeps up her keep-fit regime from her apartment in Silverville.
And why should you cut your ties with your best friends when you move? Jim Walker shares his life at Lovat Fields with Whiskers, his loyal feline companion.
Meet the people
Brenda Griffin
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At 92, Brenda puts women half her age to shame: she’s lithe and supple – benefits, she says from hard work, a daily exercise routine, and crumbling gingernuts on her breakfast cereal everyday. Brenda was a dressmaker and brought up her daughter on her own.
Jim Walker
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Jim, who is 88, likes to collect things. Watches, clocks, suitcases and purses fill the apartment he shares with his best friend, Whiskers the cat.
Jim has no children and moved to the village for company after his wife, Daphne, died.
First broadcast: Wednesday 12 Aug 2009 on BBC ONE
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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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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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