Old, Alone & Stuck at Home on Channel 4 – 9pm, Wednesday 20th May

by 11 May 2020Film, New Releases

As the country prepares for the easing of lockdown, Old, Alone & Stuck at Home tells the stories of the elderly and vulnerable people self-isolating during the crisis for whom lockdown may endure for many more months. Charting their lives as they bunker down for the long-haul, it captures the unfolding dilemmas they face. Featuring people from all over the nation, filmed on location and by the people themselves, their stories convey with warmth, sadness and flashes of humour the immense challenge of being especially vulnerable in the midst of a pandemic.

Suzanne has cancer but is determined to stay healthy with the help of exercise guru the Green Goddess, some obsessive disinfecting and a novel approach to seeing her friends. Desmond has moved in with his daughter and granddaughter to dodge the virus which has already taken the lives of at least 4 of his friends. He has his steel drum to keep him busy, but what will happen when his granddaughter starts to go out again? Chris and Yvonne are worried their severely disabled daughter in a care home will fall victim to the virus and are faced with some tough decisions about how far they will go to take care of her.  

 

As the film unfolds, it reveals the hidden fault-line in British society between the vulnerable and the healthy, taking viewers poignantly into the lives of people for whom survival is going to be the hardest battle of all. Old, Alone & Stuck at Home is a wake-up call to the nation about the people who will be affected for many months to come. 

Watch on Channel 4, 9pm Wednesday 20th May 2020