Close to the Edge is a British structured reality television show that started airing on BBC Four in September 2015. The show follows a group of pensioners from Bournemouth, with many scenes being improvised. It has drawn comparisons with Made in Chelsea and The Only Way is Essex which follow a similar format. [1] [2]
Dorset is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the unitary authority areas of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and Dorset. Covering an area of 2,653 square kilometres (1,024 sq mi), Dorset borders Devon to the west, Somerset to the north-west, Wiltshire to the north-east, and Hampshire to the east. The county town is Dorchester which is in the south. After the reorganisation of local government in 1974, the county's border was extended eastward to incorporate the Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch. Around half of the population lives in the South East Dorset conurbation, while the rest of the county is largely rural with a low population density.
Bournemouth is a coastal resort town on the south coast of England. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 183,491. With Poole to the west and Christchurch in the east, Bournemouth is part of the South East Dorset conurbation, which has a population of 465,000.
AFC Bournemouth is a professional association football club based in Kings Park, Boscombe, a suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset, England. The team compete in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1899 as Boscombe, the club adopted their current name in 1971. Nicknamed "The Cherries", Bournemouth have played their home games at Dean Court since 1910.
Jamie Frank Redknapp is an English former professional footballer who was active from 1989 until 2005. He is a pundit at Sky Sports and an editorial sports columnist at the Daily Mail. A technically skillful and creative midfielder, who was also an accurate and powerful free-kick taker, Redknapp played for AFC Bournemouth, Southampton, Liverpool, and Tottenham Hotspur, captaining the latter two. He also gained 17 England caps between 1995 and 1999, and was a member of England’s squad that reached the semi finals of Euro 1996. His 11 years at Liverpool were the most prolific, playing more than 237 league games for the club, including a spell as captain, and being involved in winning the 1995 Football League Cup Final.
Henry James Redknapp is an English former football manager and player. He has previously managed AFC Bournemouth, West Ham United, Portsmouth, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur, Queens Park Rangers and Birmingham City. In his second spell at Portsmouth, he managed the side that won the 2008 FA Cup. At the conclusion of the 2009–10 season, he guided Tottenham into the UEFA Champions League. Redknapp announced his retirement from football management in 2017.
Dame Darcey Andrea Bussell, is an English retired ballerina and a former judge on the BBC television dance contest Strictly Come Dancing.
Kevin John Bond is an English professional football manager and former player who played as a centre back. He is currently a first-team coach at Bristol Rovers.
Edward John Frank Howe is an English professional football manager and former player. After taking charge of AFC Bournemouth on the brink of relegation from the Football League in 2008, Howe guided the club from the bottom of League Two to the Premier League for the first time in the club's history. He was named Football League Manager of the Decade in 2015 following three promotions in a seven-year period.
James Cameron Davidson is an English stand-up comedian. He hosted the television shows Big Break and The Generation Game. He also developed adult pantomime shows such as Boobs in the Wood and Sinderella.
Marc Anthony Pugh is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder. He has played in the English Football League and Premier League for Bury, Shrewsbury Town, Luton Town, Hereford United, AFC Bournemouth and Hull City.
Lewis James Grabban is an English-Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL Championship club Nottingham Forest.
Adam David Lallana is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the England national team.
Harry Nicholas Arter is a professional footballer who plays as a central or defensive midfielder for Charlton Athletic on loan from Championship club Nottingham Forest.
Jack Andrew Garry Wilshere is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Matthew Thomas Ritchie is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Newcastle United. Until 2018, he played for the Scotland national team. He previously played for Portsmouth, Swindon Town and Bournemouth. He joined Newcastle United in 2016.
Wesley Alexander Nevada Thomas is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker. He most recently played for Notts County.
Matthew Stephen Tubbs is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker, most recently for Southern League South Division club Gosport Borough.
Daniel William John Ings is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Aston Villa and the England national team.
Lyle James Alfred Taylor is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Nottingham Forest and the Montserrat national team. Prior to joining Nottingham Forest, he played for AFC Wimbledon, and became the Dons' record Football League goal scorer with 44 goals, and highest scorer during their Football League era with 55 goals in all competitions.
Daniel James Osborne is an English television personality, known for being a former cast member on the ITVBe reality series The Only Way Is Essex. In 2018, he was a housemate on Celebrity Big Brother, reaching the final and finishing in third place.