Memento Mori
Adaptation of Muriel Spark's witty and macabre novel set in 1950s London, featuring a distinguished cast that includes Maggie Smith and Michael Hordern.
Adaptation of Muriel Spark's witty and macabre novel set in 1950s London, featuring a distinguished cast that includes Maggie Smith and Michael Hordern.
'Remember you must die,' says the anonymous voice on the telephone. Is it a practical joke or is there a more sinister purpose threatening the lives of the recipients, all part of an ageing coterie of friends who share guilty secrets from the past?
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Mabel Pettigrew | Maggie Smith |
| Godfrey Colston | Michael Hordern |
| Charmian Colston | Renee Asherson |
| Percy Mannering | Cyril Cusack |
| Dame Lettie Colston | Stephanie Cole |
| Jean Taylor | Thora Hird |
| Guy Leet | Maurice Denham |
| Henry Mortimer | John Wood |
| Olive Mannering | Zoe Wanamaker |
| Eric Colston | Peter Eyre |
| Ronald Sidebottome | Robert Flemyng |
| Tempest Sidebottome | Barbara Hicks |
| Granny Valvona | Muriel Pavlow |
| Mrs Mortimer | Anna Cropper |
| Director | Jack Clayton |
Broadcasts
Sun 19 Apr 1992 21:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England- Wed 17 Jan 2024 22:00
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