Memento Mori

Apr 19, 1992

1h 38m

★ 6.2

Overview

Several elderly friends and acquaintances in 1950s London are disturbed to receive mysterious telephone calls predicting their impending deaths...

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Comedy

Mystery

Production Companies

BBC

GBH

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Cast

Mrs Mabel Pettigrew

Maggie Smith

Godfrey Colston

Michael Hordern

Charmian Colston

Renée Asherson

Dame Lettie Colston

Stephanie Cole

Jean Taylor

Thora Hird

Guy Leet

Maurice Denham

Ex-Inspector Henry Mortimer

John Wood

Olive Mannering

Zoë Wanamaker

Eric Colston

Peter Eyre

Percy Mannering

Cyril Cusack

Gwen, Dame Lettie's Maid

Jacqueline Leonard

Mrs Anthony

Elizabeth Bradley

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