Over 50? Don't feel you need to go on boring holiday packages if you want adventure

Margaret Jennings says the 'over-50s' tag is passé; by the time we hit retirement - whether it be early or at 65 - many of us are ready to spread our wings, rather than have them clipped.

The mad-cap adventures of 73-year-old Nancy Ashmawy, star of the International Emmy Award winning series 50 Ways to Kill Your Mammy, may not quite be the norm for her age group, but I’m guessing there is an army of wannabes a decade or two younger champing at the bit to experience some similar adrenaline-fuelled rides.

Following the huge success of the Sky 1 TV series, which saw Nancy and her broadcaster son Baz take on numerous challenges - from skydiving to alligator wrangling and white water rafting to gambling in Vegas - the format has been sold to over 100 territories worldwide.