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Grandad's Back in Business

Grandad's Back in Business: Episode 1

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BBC One - Grandad's Back in Business, Episode 1

60-year-old Raymond Abrahams competes with a 17-year-old for a job at a hair salon.

Workers aged 50-65 try to break back into the industry in which they once worked. Sixty-year-old Raymond Abrahams competes with a 17-year-old for a job at a prestigious hair salon.

Series following the attempts of workers aged 50-65 to break back into the industry in which they once worked. 60-year-old Raymond Abrahams goes head to head with 17-year-old Rebecca Lennon for a job at Europe's biggest hair salon, Daniel Galvin in London's West End. With NVQs and two years' salon experience, Rebecca is a typical recruit. With 45 years' experience, 60-year-old Raymond is an industry veteran. At the end of a month-long competitive probation period, only one will succeed.

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Older candidates bid to break back into the industry in which they once worked.

Following older candidates – aged between 50 and 65 – in their bid to break back into the industry in which they once worked

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