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She's a real character isn't she .I'm sure she's a real bundle of fun to be around.I particularly like Sid too ,seems a lovely genuine man

I find Stephanie annoying. She's always drawing attention to herself. Selina Scott is lovely, very elegant.

I am enjoying this series, they all seem to get on together and except for Stephanie who seems very self-centred really nice people.
We took a busload of playgroup children to see The Krankies many, many years ago and were quite shocked at how blue the show was. We had a few questions from parents over the following days.

I'm finding Stephanie a little annoying too! I thought I would on day one when they were in the taxi from the airport and she said "it's a little grubby!"
I'm liking bob champion and sid too , he seems a gentle man and he's mentioned his wife a few times too ,I like that he is openly missing her.
I think selina may grate on my nerves eventually because she seems to think she above the others. Time will tell on that one.
A much better series than last year's so far as Miriam gargoyles is not present , she was gross.
Burping and farting all day long and grumpy too

Lol nanabilly, at Miriam Gargoyles, not sure if it was a typo but quite appropriate

I watched one episode and was very impressed with Stanley Johnson whacking the cricket ball with such flair. It makes me chuckle that he does the pinkie-in-the-air thing when he drinks tea! I didn't know people still do that

Seacliff... Not a typo but for one I don't know her real name or how to spell it is more the truth and two she looks more like a gargoyle and it's how I remember who she is. Lol

I like Selina Scott, she has always been a rather reserved person. A nice group of people, not too keen on Stephanie but some celebs in semi retirement still cling to the past.

I'm really enjoying this series much better than the last and I like all those involved even Stephanie who is juts being what she is - an actress! I always enjoyed her performances -- very good in Tenko but we haven't seen her on TV for a while - perhaps that's her problem. Lovely insights into India though.

Husband and I are thoroughly enjoying this, especially as we are just starting our planning for a trip to India next year.
We had a 'rough idea' of were we wanted to go, this has just added more destinations to our list!!!!

Never ever forget the editing of these reality shows can change perceptions of people. I have done one and it is totally in the hands of the editors - they can make a saint look like a sinner and vice versa. You will find the production team will suggest comments, actions and behaviour. I am loving this one as we visited Udaipur last year and one of our hosts was briefly in the clip where they had tea with the Maharana (many local expats were rounded up for it)

I commit one of the seven deadly sins when watching this programme.... Envy! I want to go there and do all of those things and see those places.

I caught most of this last night and couldn't for the life of me figure out who the quiet silver haired bloke was. Gave up and looked it up when it went off and it was Pete Beale from dim and distant Eastenders. It was obvious once I knew but I guess I was looking for someone better known. Anyway I agree about Stephanie she would certainly grate on holiday but the others just seemed to Gel. I can't help myself but I keep looking at celebrities and how they've aged, I find it fascinating as I should be a wrinkly old crone by now with all the sunbathing etc and I'm not at all. I have surprisingly youthful looking skin especially my neck.

I'm loving this series too. ( I also loved the previous one, including Miriam Margolyes who I loved )

I love seeing India but also enjoy getting to know the participants, this time I have been very pleasantly surprised by Sid Little. I didn't really like Little and Large but Sid comes across as a very nice person.

Even my husband has been enjoying this series , and when I put it on he said 'Oh no don't watch that its full of annoying people this year'. He soon changed his mind and although he has never liked the Krankies on TV they are his favourites of this years intake.
Just goes to show that our preconceptions are not always right.

Flexible, I didn't realise that was Pete Beale either! I'd never have recognised him. I looked him up, and he hasn't done much work at all since being written out of EastEnders, so I expect he's glad to get this job.

The Krankies had never appealed to me, but they are such a funny and loving couple on here, and I also like Sid. A very unassuming but likeable person.

I really like these programmes, when you can see a part of the real person, instead of their usual stage persona.

I am enjoying this programme too. I like Sid Little, Bob Champion, Pete from Eastenders, Stanley Johnson (I enjoyed it when he was in "The Jungle"). In fact all the men apart from the male Krankie. None of the women apart fron Susan George. Stephanie is so 'up herself', Selena is too irritating and the Krankie women is a real show off.
(I feel sure that there was a bit of a scandel regarding the Krankies years ago??)

I had to laugh when Selena, Susan and Stephanie chose to ride by car and didn't want to slum it with the others on that over-crowded train with the stinky toilet
Good on the others for mucking in and giving it a go.

Not surprised the Krankies show was unsuitable for kids. I went off them some years back when they announced that they had an open marriage and both had had affairs and were into 'swinging'. Yuk!

at least they were honest about itNiobe ,unlike some ,eg Jimmy Saville who pretended to be someone he wasn't while abusing children and vulnerable people.The Krankies were alwys "adult" humour, most pantomime is a bit blue it goes over the kids heads while the parents laugh their socks off

I never knew all that gossip about the Krankies from the past. However, they have stayed together for a long time, and seem very happy together.

I think this is a nicer group of people that some previous shows, and I love seeing the Indian life, although the roads are scary.

Poor Stephanie - she does not seem the least bit at peace with herself.

The first series was good but they have flogged it to death the directors are really struggling it maintain interest.
India is a place of contrasts, go to Delhi and you will see chaos, incredible wealth and beauty alongside absolute poverty.

Women reparing roads with children running alongside in the gutter, labouring carrying rubble in baskets on their heads.
Funny they don't show that side of India.

I just regard this as a ‘show’ ( which it is) and not an honest look at somebody’s life and real feelings.They are old ‘pro’s’
Who know how to act to the camera.
The Indian scenery is very watchable.

Diana54 i agree when i wa in India last year I felt that Delhi was like a huge construction site, the amount of building work that is going on there is amazing. As you said women and children in fact whole families living on the side of the roads, sleeping on the paths and then working on the building sites. When you get to the villages or the countryside it is such a different story.Having said that i loved every minute of it.