Goodbye Cruel World

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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.

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Miniseries1992

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	Ep	Title	Rating	Yours	Votes	Runtime
▶	1	Episode #1.1	—	+ 12345678910	—	—
▶	2	Episode #1.2	—	+ 12345678910	—	—
▶	3	Episode #1.3	—	+ 12345678910	—	—

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Sue Johnston Barbara Grade

Alun Armstrong Roy Grade

Brenda Bruce Marjory

Julian Wadham Gavin Kaye

Jonny Lee Miller Mark

Will Knightley Cheevers

Oliver Ford Davies Collins

Mick Ford Spector

Rosalind March Mary

Louisa Milwood-Haigh Sally

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