Muriel Spark - Memento Mori
4 Extra Debut. An anonymous caller disturbs some elderly people with the message: 'Remember you must die'. Stars Patricia Hodge and Jim Norton.
Set among a group of elderly people, the story begins with what appears to be an ordinary crime and ends up as a metaphysical mystery.
An anonymous caller repeatedly disturbs the elderly men and women with the message: "Remember you must die."
Muriel Spark's gloriously dark comedy about death.
Dame Lettie Colston ...... Patricia Hodge
Godfrey Colston ...... Jim Norton
Charmian Colston ...... Colette O'Neil
Mabel Pettigrew ...... Monica Dolan
Alec Warner ...... William Gaminara
Mrs Anthony ...... Kath Weare
Jean Taylor ...... Ellie Darvill
Henry Mortimer ...... Neil McCaul
Olive Mannering ...... Isabella Inchbald
Muriel ...... Georgie Glen
Adapted by Robin Brooks
Director: Gaynor Macfarlane.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2018.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Dame Lettie Colston | Patricia Hodge |
| Godfrey Colston | Jim Norton |
| Charmian Colston | Colette O'Neill |
| Mabel Pettigrew | Monica Dolan |
| Alec Warner | William Gaminara |
| Mrs Anthony | Kath Weare |
| Emmeline Mortimer | Kath Weare |
| Jean Taylor | Ellie Darvill |
| Henry Mortimer | Neil McCaul |
| Olive Mannering | Isabella Inchbald |
| Muriel Spark | Georgie Glen |
| Author | Muriel Spark |
| Adaptor | Robin Brooks |
| Director | Gaynor Macfarlane |
Broadcasts
Sat 13 Jan 201814:30BBC Radio 4- Sun 24 Mar 201915:00BBC Radio 4
- Sun 25 Jul 202116:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 25 Jul 202120:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 26 Jul 202104:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
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