TV series
Goodbye Cruel World
1992, English, on BBC One.
Goodbye Cruel World is a 1992 British miniseries starring Sue Johnston, Alun Armstrong and Brenda Bruce. The three-part series was aired on BBC One during 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 at the 1993 British Academy Television Awards.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 3
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Status
- Ended in 1992
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S1 E3: Episode #1.3
Aired 20 January 1992
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
Details
- First aired
- 6 January 1992
- Last aired
- 20 January 1992
- Network
- BBC One
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Miniseries
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Goodbye Cruel World has 1 season and 3 episodes, about 60 minutes each.
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