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The Old Guys (2009)

The Old Guys poster
Genre
sitcom
Country
United Kingdom
Length
2 seasons, 12 episodes
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two older men share a house after one's wife left him. They bicker, pursue companionship, and deal with their families across the street.

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What happens

The Old Guys is a British sitcom that revolves around two ageing housemates: Tom Finnan (Roger Lloyd-Pack) and Roy Bowden (Clive Swift). The pair live across the street from Sally (Jane Asher), whom they both find attractive. Tom moved in with Roy after Roy's wife Penny deserted him. Baby boomer Tom has little in life but his daughter Amber (Katherine Parkinson), who is dating Sally's son Steve (Justin Edwards). Roy is a suburban pensioner who believes that he is one of the country's leading intellectuals. It premiered on 31 January 2009 on BBC One, and aired on Saturday evenings. The show concluded its second series on 13 August 2010. The series has been repeated on Gold. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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