Two posh old codgers in a retirement home constantly attempting to one-up each other. To amuse themselves over breakfast they regularly play a game where they take turns reading out obituaries from the broadsheets, and the other has to guess whether the newspaper says the departed passed away "peacefully or "suddenly".
One day they receive news that Princess Diana will be visiting the facility soon and one of them may be chosen to meet her. High jinx ensue as they vie against each other for this honour.
It must have been good because even though it's just a short TV play with a very small cast (essentially Ronald Fraser and Ian Carmichael), and a production that wouldn't be a stretch for an am-dram budget, AND I only saw it once over thirty years ago, I nevertheless remember it very very well.
One day they receive news that Princess Diana will be visiting the facility soon and one of them may be chosen to meet her. High jinx ensue as they vie against each other for this honour.
It must have been good because even though it's just a short TV play with a very small cast (essentially Ronald Fraser and Ian Carmichael), and a production that wouldn't be a stretch for an am-dram budget, AND I only saw it once over thirty years ago, I nevertheless remember it very very well.
