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8. A Trying Situation

Episode 8 of 10

As Stevens reflects on his service to Lord Darlington, he begins to question if it was in a worthy cause. Read by John Moffatt.

Stevens begins to question whether being in service was a worthy cause?

Stevens is looking back on a lifetime of service as butler in one of the great stately homes of England.

Coming to the end of his career, he belatedly puts his life into perspective.

Kazuo Ishiguro's 1989 Booker Prize winning novel.

Abridged by Catherine Czerkawska.

Read by John Moffatt.

Producer: Marilyn Imrie

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in January 1990.

15 minutes

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