Age-Old Friends

Dec 16, 1989

1h 30m

★ 7.7

Overview

John Cooper is in a retirement home. There are strict rules for the residents, but he refuses to fall into passivity. He flirts constantly with Nurse Wilson and spends time with his best buddy Michael Aylott, who's slowly drifting into senility.

Genres

TV Movie

Comedy

Production Companies

ITV Central

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Cast

John Cooper

Hume Cronyn

Michael Aylott

Vincent Gardenia

Nurse Wilson

Michele Scarabelli

Supervisor

Anna Ferguson

Peter

Barry Flatman

Julia

Tandy Cronyn

Mrs. Baker

Esther Rolle

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