TV series

Young at Heart

1980–1982 · 3 seasons

A gentle, unhurried look at ordinary retirement years, quietly funny and touching without ever raising its voice.

Overview: The lives of married couple Albert and Ethel Collyer, after Albert, a pottery worker for 50 years, is forced into retirement aged 65.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, earnest and light. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Aging, family, work, identity
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Full breakdown

Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: aging
family
work
identity
healing
Places: home
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none