Miriam's Dead Good Adventure
★ 7.3 · 2019 · 60m · Documentary
Inimitable actress Miriam Margolyes is on a mission to confront her fear of ageing and death and tackle our greatest taboo - our own mortality.
Episodes
1. Episode 160m · Miriam Margolyes is on a mission to confront her fear of aging and death. Miriam checks into a dementia care home, to see what getting old might actually look like.
2. Episode 260m · In the concluding episode of this compelling documentary series, inimitable actress Miriam wants to know if we can ever be ready to meet death face to face.More Like This
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