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Nominate for the best older person's character

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GeraldineGransnet (GNHQ) Wed 03-Jul-13 11:31:45

Following the success of The Roses last year, we're delighted to be involved in The Older People In The Media Awards (new name, same thing) in 2013.

As last year, there will be a special Gransnet award for the best older person's character in a film, TV or radio drama, chosen by gransnetters. (Last year, Maggie Smith won as the Dowager Lady Grantham in Downton Abbey). As last year, the character must have appeared between August last year and August this year.

Suggest nominations here. We'll have a chance to vote on a shortlist after the summer.

Full details on the page. You can also vote on all the other categories on the awards web page.

This is a really good way of generating discussion about the issues facing older people and how they are portrayed, so we are putting on our thinking caps here at GNHQ. That usually requires wine

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shysal Sun 01-Sep-13 17:29:51

I am enjoying the new series of Vera, with Brenda Blethyn. I googled her and found she is my age, so definitey 'older'!

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gillybob Thu 22-Aug-13 12:04:29

I have to agree with you baubles and nominate Alison Steadman she is a wonderful actress and I always thoroughly enjoy anything she appears in. Her more recent TV appearances include, The Syndicate in which she plays a character called Rose who is a member of a hospital syndicate who win the Euro lottery and Love and Marriage in which she plays Pauline, a woman who wonders if there must be more to life after retirement and despite her families disapproval, ups sticks and leaves her husband.

Who can forget her Mrs Bennet in Pride and Prejudice?

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baubles Thu 22-Aug-13 06:41:10

Alison Steadman has been marvellous in everything from Abigail's Party & Nuts in May to Gavin & Stacey, but I don't think I've seen her recently. How about Sunny Ormonde for Lilian in The Archers?

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Nonu Tue 20-Aug-13 10:10:11

Brenda Blethyn , I think she is super in everything . brings the screen to life !

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Iam64 Mon 19-Aug-13 12:32:12

Great suggestions here, my favourite would be Anne Reid for Last Tango in Halifax. Though - I love Stephanie Cole in Corrie (and everything else she has done)

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HildaW Wed 31-Jul-13 15:16:10

OOh yes feetlebaum, she was good in that! Mind you I've gone right off Dr Who since the divine David left.

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feetlebaum Tue 30-Jul-13 19:40:39

Anne Reid was wonderful in Doctor Who - sucking every drop of blood out of Roy Marsden, with her little straw...

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HildaW Sat 27-Jul-13 16:23:34

Having watched Una Stubbs in 'Who do you think you are', I was reminded of what a brilliant job she does of being a very modern and feisty Mrs Hudson in Sherlock Holmes!

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inthefields Sun 21-Jul-13 22:50:02

Another vote for Anne Reid in Last Tango in Halifax, here.

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HildaW Fri 19-Jul-13 19:51:26

Anne Reid......she was brilliant in the film with Daniel Craig - and I think she probably enjoyed herself!

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laidback Thu 18-Jul-13 01:35:48

The Queen... opening ceremony of the olympics!grin

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j08 Wed 17-Jul-13 13:12:39

Cora from 'Enders (Anne Mitchell) is still the best of this bunch.

By miles.

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NfkDumpling Tue 16-Jul-13 22:11:50

Isn't it a good sign that there's so many to choose from? I can't think of one particular character - agree that it should be all the oldies in Marigold Hotel and Quartet.

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NfkDumpling Tue 16-Jul-13 22:09:20

Older than me. grin

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Stansgran Sat 06-Jul-13 10:19:30

So how old is old?

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Oldgreymare Sat 06-Jul-13 10:03:45

I mean the characters played by the above! blush

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Oldgreymare Sat 06-Jul-13 09:59:33

The entire casts of 'Marigold Hotel' (apart from the young 'uns) and Quartet, especially Pauline Collins.
Derek Jacobi and Anne Reid, Alison Steadman, and the very naughty 'Nan' (O.K. I realise 'she' is really too young but we were asked for characters!)

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j08 Sat 06-Jul-13 09:43:32

Ah!

The character comes across as a bit older then that perhaps? It is supposed to be the character rather than the actress (I think).

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Ana Sat 06-Jul-13 09:38:20

Brendan O'Carroll's only 57 though...

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j08 Sat 06-Jul-13 09:31:38

And it would be a way of giving it to a man AND a woman! Could be ideal all round. smile

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j08 Sat 06-Jul-13 09:30:48

I wanna know what that post said. hmm

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j08 Sat 06-Jul-13 09:28:13

Yes. She's a very well rounded matriarch isn't she. She supports everyone in her family, even grandad! She makes us laugh, but there are situations we can recognise too. Somehow we can have empathy with her.

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merlotgran Sat 06-Jul-13 09:26:35

And mine grin

Why has a post been deleted?

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petallus Sat 06-Jul-13 09:21:45

Why didn't I think of that? Mrs Brown gets my vote too.

Sorry Judy et al.

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listenupnorth Sat 06-Jul-13 08:44:00

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