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Once a Soldier - Series 1 - Soldiering On

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Documentary series about the Chelsea Pensioners, former British soldiers who live in the Royal Hospital in Chelsea. The hospital needs to raise money to maintain its Grade 1 listed building and for the construction of a new infirmary. It becomes the backdrop to a Bollywood movie and a period drama, but the soldiers also need to rely on friends in high places to fund a long-term survival plan. Pensioner Windy Gale needs nursing care so he is moving berth and clearing out 60 years of memories.