Film

Days

1981

'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?

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

Margot Field

Matron

Elizabeth Croft

Neighbour

Patricia Gallimore

Staff Nurse

• Michael RolfeDirector
• Eva FigesWriter
• David RoseProducer

Release date

February 27, 1981

Status

Released

Original language

English