100 Year Old Drivers

Rebooted (2) (3x2)

Fecha de emisión: Jul 20, 2016

In the second episode, romance is in the air as we follow 98-year-old Joseph Batty-Peirson playing the dating game. He’s still got an eye for the ladies, and says: “When the twinkle goes out of my eye for the ladies, I shall turn up my toes and die.” He wants to find a wealthy widow, and his internet dating profile sparks some interest. But Joseph has lied about his age, hoping to pass himself off as 83. Will he get away with it and find true love? There are some familiar faces from previous series, including love-birds Ken and Edna Medlock, who have a combined age of 200. Last year, Edna was forced to move into a care home 200 miles from Ken, but has now returned and is determined to stay - especially as the pair are driving out for a date on their 76th wedding anniversary. Edna says: “I wanted to get back to Ken as I worried about him a bit - he was on his own up here. It’s much better being back here with Ken, because I can shout at him now.” In Ireland, 102-year-old Michael O’Connor uses his car to get to the shops and isn’t planning to give up his keys just yet. He says: “I would live driving, I would sleep driving, I would eat driving. I love driving.” Our other drivers face challenges. 104 year-old Eileen Ash loves to go out and about in her little yellow mini, but for the first time in her life has been prevented from doing so by sciatica. Desperate to regain her independence she is following a rigorous physio and exercise regime to get fit again. She says: “I realise now how difficult it is for people, their legs go, their knees go, they can’t do this and they must be terribly frustrated, You don’t feel that you’re living, you feel that the end is coming.” Paul Freedman’s son Martin is worried because his 91-year-old dad’s car is covered in dents and scrapes. Paul says: “When you’re driving, you are your own governor, it’s nice to be independent and I don’t think I’ve got any driving bad habits