Synopsis
Heartbreak and longing are centre stage as BAFTA-winning actor Steve Pemberton narrates Kazuo Ishiguro’s contemporary classic.
- Channel: BBC Four
- Broadcast year: 2023
- Type: Adaptation of The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Licence: ERA Licence required
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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