You can't claim the title's misleading. Not Marlon Brando, Maria Schneider and arguably the most romantic city in the world: Derek Jacobi, Anne Reid and rainy Yorkshire. What it lacks in Lurpak, however, it makes up for with a warm, sharp script and a couple of promising sub-plots involving their children's families. Oh and a car chase.
Good to know there are strong roles roles for older women that allow more subtle characterisation than Sarah Lancashire's recent role in 'The Paradise', or Anne Reid's in 'Upstairs, Downstairs'. Both of them shine here, as does Nicola Walker. Good also to know that there are still dramas made to engage an older audience, besides 'New Tricks'.
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