Actor and borderline national treasure Kathy Burke is turning 58 and so, after covering womanhood, and wealth and class in previous documentaries, it’s now time for her to look at ageing. Kathy Burke: Growing Up is a two-parter over consecutive nights. The first has her chatting to peers and older people, while in the second she meets The Young.
Burke’s trademark directness is established at the outset when the offscreen interviewer asks how she has managed to avoid getting grey hair. “No kids, no dickie, plenty of marijuana,” replies Burke in her smoker’s rasp, and we’re off.
