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Goodbye Cruel World (1992)

Goodbye Cruel World poster
Genre
drama
Country
United Kingdom
Length
1 season, 3 episodes
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman learns she has a degenerative disease that will end her life. The series follows her and the people close to her as they cope with her decline.

somberemotionalintimatethoughtfulgentleslow-pacedearnestbittersweet

What happens

Goodbye Cruel World is a 1992 British drama starring Sue Johnston, Alun Armstrong and Brenda Bruce. The three-part series was aired on BBC2 between 6 and 20 January 1992 and was aired again in summer 1993. Johnston played the character of Barbara Grade, a woman who is diagnosed with a terminal degenerative illness, and the series focused on how Barbara and her family and friends deal with her worsening condition. It was written by Tony Marchant and directed by Adrian Shergold and was nominated for Best Drama Serial at the 1993 British Academy Television Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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