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Always a Soldier

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Documentary series about the Chelsea Pensioners. Len Tough is brought in for a four-day trial to be accepted into the ranks of the men in scarlet.

Documentary series about the Chelsea Pensioners. Each new pensioner has to find their own way of fitting back into an army way of life at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea. After 58 years of marriage, recently widowed 79-year-old Len Tough is brought to the hospital by his two daughters for a four-day trial to see if he is to be accepted into the ranks of the men in scarlet. 101-year-old Bill Swingler reveals the secret of his long life.

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Wed 8 Jul 2009 19:30

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