Remember Me (TV series)

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Remember Me
Genre Supernatural, horror
Written by Gwyneth Hughes
Directed byAshley Pearce
Starring Michael Palin
Mark Addy
Jodie Comer
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes3
Production
Executive producers
  • Rebecca Keane
  • Damien Timmer
  • Gwyneth Hughes
  • Polly Hill
ProducerChris Carey
Production locations Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England
EditorAdam Bosman
Running time60 minutes
Production company Mammoth Screen
Original release
Network
Release23 November (2014-11-23) 
7 December 2014 (2014-12-07)

Remember Me is a British drama television serial that premiered on BBC One in autumn 2014. Written by Gwyneth Hughes, the three-part mystery was made by Mammoth Screen. Michael Palin plays the lead role, making it his first regular television acting role in 20 years. [1]

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Plot

The elderly Tom Parfitt (Michael Palin) fakes a fall at his long-term terraced house in Yorkshire, to escape to a care home. However, moments after arriving the social worker that delivered Tom is thrown from the seemingly impenetrable fourth floor window of Tom's room, with only her and the frail Tom inside. This mystifies teenaged care assistant Hannah (Jodie Comer), although local police, including depressed detective Rob Fairholme (Mark Addy) are largely uninterested. One by one, strange things begin happening to those in contact with Tom, including Hannah and her family, and Tom soon vanishes from his hospital bed without explanation. Returning to Tom's home, Hannah starts to piece together several clues that lead her to Scarborough, where a dark secret from Tom's past comes to light and it becomes apparent that the paranormal is moving against them.

Cast

CharacterEpisode 1Episode 2Episode 3
Hannah Ward Jodie Comer
IshaMayuri Boonham
Jeff Harding Richard Lumsden
Andy PhelpsMarcus Garvey
Lucy FairholmeKate Dobson
Shirley Padfield Noreen Kershaw
Tom Parfitt Michael Palin
NancyEileen Davies
Jan Ward Julia Sawalha
Sean WardJamie Rooney-West
Zamir Salim Aqib Khan
Rob Fairholme Mark Addy
Loveday Hutton Sheila Hancock
Allison Denning Rebekah Staton
Roshana Salim Mina Anwar
Debbie FarthingKirsty Hoiles
Akil SalimUbayd Rehman
DCI Grogan Tony Pitts
Mavis Rita May

Production

In February 2013, the series was commissioned by Ben Stephenson and Danny Cohen for BBC One. [2] [3] Filming began in January 2014 in Huddersfield and Scarborough. [4] [5] The series is produced by Chris Carey and directed by Ashley Pearce. Funding was provided by ITV GE and North Light Film Studios. [6] [7] The British Film Institute issued a tax break on the series. [8] It started airing Sunday 23 November 2014 at 9pm. The series consisted of one run of three episodes.

Foreign broadcasts

The series was shown in the US on PBS in summer 2017.[ citation needed ]

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