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CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night's TV: Proof oldies can cut it on a TV contest - and they've got better stories to tell
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: This is the Sewing Bee's tenth series and it features the oldest contestant yet, 84-year-old retired scientist Don.
Greatest of them all was Penelope Keith as The Good Life's arch snob, Margo Leadbetter, a woman with a voice so strident she could make flowerbeds stand to attention. Woodwork teacher Neil named her as his inspiration for a 1970s-style dress with a pageboy collar, as The Great British Sewing Bee returned. He brings a more laid-back style than any of the previous hosts, with a light touch of humour instead of the forced jokiness of predecessor Sara Pascoe.
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