I'm looking for recommendations about what books, tv shows, and movies to recommend to my mom to help pass the days while she struggles with severe anxiety and depression.  She needs light-hearted, prefers dramas over sitcoms, but can't take tense, stressful, violent, etc plots.  She's in her early 70s and is also pretty sheltered.  

I guess I'd also take any activity recommendations.  She recently came home from an extended stay in the hospital, where I gather there were quite a few group activities and therapy session that helped pass time.