I'm a fan of the BBC TV series "Hustle", which features the great Robert Vaughn as Albert Stroller - a veteran con-artist lending his considerable talents and experience to a crew of young British long-con operators.
Every time the show comes on and we're treated to his effortless performances, I think how lucky we are to have him over here still putting out great work when he could easily have decided to draw stumps and head for the pavilion.
Then I'm reminded that another of my favourite programmes, "NCIS", features his erstwhile partner in the classic Men from UNCLE series David McCallum, whom we've lent to the American TV audience, seemingly in return.
How nice it would be for the writers of the respective shows to think of a way to get each character into each other's series so that we can see them on screen together again (twice).
Then NCIS gets Ralph Waite to play Jethro's dad and we have another classy older performer showing the youngsters how it's done.
Good on you, fellas. Keep it up as long as you like, because those of us who remember you from TV shows of the past are enjoying you again in the TV shows of today. That particularly appeals to those who, like me, are silly, sentimental sods who have a soft-spot for the nostalgic!
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