Episode 3
Celebrities test whether retirement in India is better than in the UK. The group attend a wedding and are blown away by the importance of family in an Indian marriage.
Amanda and Rustie visit a local hair salon and meet a bride-to-be getting styled for her big day. The bride invites them to her wedding, so the whole group go to buy traditional clothes, with hilarious consequences.
The group attend the Hindu ceremony in their Indian finery despite some wardrobe malfunctions on the way. They are blown away by the spectacle and the importance of family in an Indian marriage union and are touched by how welcome they are made to feel.
After the emotion of the wedding, Sheila reflects on her own love life, revealing that since the sudden death of her partner she has been single for eight years. She announces that she is ready to start dating again and realises the only thing that would definitely convince her to make a big move to living in India would be a man.
Miriam and Lionel, who are both Jewish, discover Old Kochi has a surprising connection to their heritage in an area called Jew Town. A visit to the synagogue makes Miriam reflect on the huge impact her own marriage had on her family when she chose to marry outside of the Jewish faith. As a result, her father declared she was dead to him and refused to speak to her for many years. Their tour guide invites them to his home, where Miriam discovers his own painful story of love has striking similarities to hers.
Bill takes half the group along to one of the biggest festivals in Kerala, Puli Kali, which celebrates the tiger. He ends up volunteering to take part, which means stripping off and having his belly shaved and painted as a tiger, before dancing down the streets amongst a throng of thousands. It is an experience that cements his love for India.
An invitation to one of the premier members-only clubs in Kerala, the Yacht Club, gives the group a chance to meet up with successful locals and ends in the offer of a dinner date for Sheila.
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Serious sari shopping
Duration: 01:43
Music Played
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Shankar Mahadevan & Surjo Bhattacharya
Thom Karuvil
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Niraj Chag
Intermission - Part 2
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Asha Bhosle
Aaj Koi Pyar Se
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Alka Yagnik & Hema Sardesai
San Sanana (From "Asoka")
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Kalyani Menon
Alaipayuthey
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Rakesh Chaurasia
Soaring Heights
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Panjabi MC
Yaaran Kollon Sikh Kuriye
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John Mayer
Acka Raga
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The Karminsky Experience Inc.
Exploration
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Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle & Chorus
Main Chali Main Chali
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Najma Akhtar
Zikar Hai Apna
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Nitin Sawhney
91热爆lands
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AR Rahman
Masoom
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Ali Akbar Khan
Fantasy
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Asha Bhosle
Jab Chaye
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Abhijit Pohankar
Sweet Romance
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Niraj Chag
Bangles (feat. Melissa Baten)
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Panjabi MC
Beware Of The Boys (feat. JAY-Z)
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Participant | Bill Oddie |
Participant | Paul Nicholas |
Participant | Rustie Lee |
Participant | Sheila Ferguson |
Participant | Amanda Barrie |
Participant | Lionel Blair |
Participant | Dennis Taylor |
Participant | Miriam Stoppard |
Director | Warren Smith |
Executive Producer | David Clews |
Executive Producer | David Vallance |
Executive Producer | Andrew Mackenzie-Betty |
Production Company | Twofour Broadcast |
Broadcasts
- Wed 8 Mar 2017 21:00
- Sat 11 Mar 2017 00:5591热爆 One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Wales & Wales HD
- Sat 11 Mar 2017 01:2591热爆 One Northern Ireland HD, Wales HD, Northern Ireland & Wales only
- Fri 17 Mar 2017 00:40
- Sat 20 Feb 2021 15:0091热爆 Two except Scotland & Wales
- Thu 9 Dec 2021 16:1591热爆 Two except Scotland