Days

Story

Synopsis

'When I was your age I wanted to go to Italy more than anything in the world ... old buildings .. , sunlight. Blue skies ... the air full of the sound of bells in the morning and at dusk.' A mother, waiting for a visit through a hospital day, looks back on her life. Dreams haunt her, fantasies seduce her, memories crowd in on her, distorting the drab reality of her day to day existence. Must her daughter follow in her footsteps? How can she find a way to guide her towards a brighter future?

Director

Michael Rolfe

Writers

Eva Figes

Language

English

Release date

27 February 1981

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Anna Calder-Marshall

  The Woman

• 

  Peter Blake

  Registrar

• Alec Linstead

  Father

• 

  Hilary Mason

  Mother

• Amanda Wissler

  Daughter

• Jane Galloway

  Nurse

• Karen Archer

  Nurse

• William Fox

  Consultant

• 

  Terry Molloy

  Adult Brother

• Mandy Cuthbert

  Haematologist

• Kathleen Worth

  Orderly

• John Rolfe

  Teacher