Nominate the best older person’s character

Una Stubbs.......saw her on the BBC programme on the RSA Summer exhibition....she's a pretty good artist as well as an actress....but most of all she just comes across as great fun and very sincere.

The character of Catherine Cawood (played by Sarah Lancaster) in Happy Valley. Tough, feisty, professional and caring.

Hmm...Sarah Lancashire's only 49, is she old enough to be classed as 'older'?

How old was her character? She was a grandmother after all.

Yes, but not an old one!

But it says 'older' not old.....

Helen Mirren in those Lynda La Plante police series. Sadly her character's name in them escapes me for the moment.

Sir David Jason as Del Boy, and John Taw as Morse.

'As last year, the character must have first appeared in the media between Thursday 15 August 2013 and Thursday 14 August 2014.'

I'm afraid that rules out all your choices, papaoscar.

Brenda Blethyn as Vera. I know there has been criticism of her accent on GN, but I enjoyed the series.

I like Dame Maggie Smith, for me she was the star of Downton Abbey

Yes absolutely Dame Maggie Smith! Brilliant character portrayal in Downtown Abbey!

Charles Dance (he has the kind of voice I could listen to all day!). I think the latest thing he's been in is Game of Thrones but as it's a Sky only, I shall have to buy the boxed set.

Dame Maggie was in DA before 'between Thursday 15 August 2013 and Thursday 14 August 2014'. Haven't seen GoT and really don't want to!

I shan't invite you round to watch it with me then annodomini

Thort 'twas too easy!

I'm cool with that HollyDaze - my GD is a fan and could bore for England on the subject!

If its a character rather than the actor.....then for me its got to be Kirster Henrickson's Wallander. A man of a certain age who has made mistakes but tries his best at being a father and grandfather. He has a demanding job that leaves him little time for himself. He craves love, and still manages to win the occasional lady over. Now he is facing, what looks like dementia, and his bleak expression of confusion and loss towards his daughter in the car, in last week's episode was heartbreakingly true. Yes, its a depressing thought but a truthful representation of a caring, intelligent older character battling with dementia is a very brave and inspiring dramatic choice.

As it says film, TV or drama, i would nominate Judi Dench for Philomena. Unless they mean a TV film - not quite sure if I have got the right end of the stick.

I also like Iain Glen as Jack Taylor (he's only 52 though)

I want to say Alan or Celia from Last Tango in Halifax but it was first aired in 2012

Hmmm, <goes away to think>

Just had a look at the Full Details page and it does seem to include all films, made for tv or not. (Dame Maggie has won before - does that mean she can't win again? )

I'll answer my own question - she can't win for her character in Downton as that was first aired years ago...

Anne Reid's Celia won last year, ninathenana!