A Matter of Life and Death - Part 2
Dr Frank Reeves' death reunites him in the Other World with Peter Carter, who hovers between life and death as his operation begins. Can they win Peter's celestial court case?
Dr Frank Reeves' sudden death reunites him in the Other World with Peter Carter, who hovers between life and death as his operation begins. Can they win Peter's celestial court case?
A Matter of Life and Death is a new adaptation of the classic 1946 movie by Emeric Powell and Michael Pressburger. Commissioned by the Ministry of Information as a propaganda exercise to aid Anglo-American relations, Powell and Pressburger instead delivered an epic romance about love, the afterlife and brain surgery. Even today it frequently tops lists of the greatest films ever made, and is referenced in everything from Wallace and Gromit to the 2012 Olympics opening ceremony.
Cast:
Peter Carter….. Will Tudor
June Archer….. Lydia West
Frank Reeves….. Geoff McGivern
Administrator 48….. Miles Jupp
Bob Trubshawe….. Jonny Weldon
Bhagat….. Mikhail Sen
Judge….. Jacqueline King
Other roles played by Alix Dunmore, David Benson, Georgie Grier, Dan Starkey and Justice Ritchie
Written by Ben Cottam
Adapted from the film by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
Editing and sound design by Richard Fox
Music by Howard Carter
Produced and directed by Simon Barnard
A Bafflegab production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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