Episode 1
Celebrities test whether retirement in India is better than in the UK. The group visit the world-famous backwaters on traditional houseboats.
Entertainer Lionel Blair, wildlife presenter Bill Oddie, actress Amanda Barrie, snooker champion Dennis Taylor, TV personality Rustie Lee, TV doctor Miriam Stoppard, Three Degrees singer Sheila Ferguson and Just Good Friends actor Paul Nicholas arrive at their new home, a 16th-century mansion in Old Kochi.
Sheila is keen to make sure she gets what she wants out of the experience, but Lionel finds dealing with the realities of living in India unsettling - the animals in the street, the more basic way of life and the piles of rubbish that can distract from the beauty. Paul, Bill and Dennis rise to the challenge with humour and classic one-liners, and Rustie and Miriam seem charmed by their first days here. The group then head off to visit the world-famous backwaters, hundreds of miles of waterways that criss-cross through the villages and jungles, on traditional houseboats.
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Shopping for underpants
Duration: 01:12
Music Played
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Shankar Mahadevan & Surjo Bhattacharya
Thom Karuvil
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Niraj Chag
Intermission - Part 2
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James Asher
Further East
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Ravi Shankar
Bangla Dhun
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John Mayer
Acka Raga
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Ravi Shankar
Mahaa Mrityunjaya (Om Triambakam)
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Rahul Sharma
Cloud's.....
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Nitin Sawhney
Pieces of Ten
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Kishore Kumar
Mere Samnewali Khidki Mein
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Rash Behari Datta
Fast Gat In Tintal (16 Beats)
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AR Rahman
Masoom
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Aretha Franklin
Jumpin' Jack Flash
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U. Srinivas
Saranambhava Karuna
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Sonorous Star
Indian Motorcycles
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Rahul Sharma
Faith
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Najma Akhtar
Ghoom Charakhana
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Panjabi MC
Beware Of The Boys (feat. JAY-Z)
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Participant | Bill Oddie |
Participant | Paul Nicholas |
Participant | Rustie Lee |
Participant | Sheila Ferguson |
Participant | Amanda Barrie |
Participant | Lionel Blair |
Participant | Dennis Taylor |
Participant | Miriam Stoppard |
Director | Warren Smith |
Executive Producer | David Clews |
Executive Producer | Andrew Mackenzie-Betty |
Executive Producer | David Vallance |
Production Company | Twofour Broadcast |
Broadcasts
- Wed 15 Feb 2017 21:00
- Fri 17 Feb 2017 23:55
- Fri 3 Mar 2017 01:50
- Sat 6 Feb 2021 17:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Tue 7 Dec 2021 16:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland