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A group of celebrities see if they can have a better retirement in India than in the UK.

A group of celebrities travel to India to see whether retirement would be more rewarding there than in the UK.

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Miriam Margolyes

Sylvester McCoy

Wayne Sleep

Roy Walker

Rosemary Shrager

Bobby George

Patti Boulaye

Jan Leeming

David Vallance

Tom Currie

David Clews

Andrew Mackenzie-Betty

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The Real Marigold Hotel: Series 1: Episode 3

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What conclusions will the celebrities reach about the realities of retiring to India?

With one week left of their Indian adventure, what conclusions will the celebrities reach about the realities of retiring to the other side of the world?

The group take part in laughing yoga, with hilarious results. Then go in search of a cultural fix, finding it in the heart of Jaipur's largest slum which has been home to acrobats, magicians and puppeteers for centuries.

They visit Varanasi, a hugely popular destination and one of the holiest Hindu cities in India. Hindus visit to be purified by the waters of the Ganges and to cremate their dead in the hope they have the best chance of reaching nirvana. 

Settling into local life, they attend Ganesh Chaturti festival, one of the highlights of the Hindu calendar and a riot of colour and noise, packed with people, floats and elephants.

Bobby and Jan lead the group in a hunt for property. Bobby is keen to find somewhere to buy, while Jan falls in love with the idea of renting an apartment in a haveli amongst a local family.

With one week left of their Indian adventure, what conclusions will they reach about the realities of retiring to the other side of the world?

The Real Marigold Hotel: Series 1

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Miriam Margolyes, Wayne Sleep, Sylvester McCoy, Roy Walker, Rosemary Shrager, Bobby George, Patti Boulaye and Jan Leeming see if they can have a better retirement in India than in the UK.

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