A two-part biography of the Irish writer Samuel Beckett. The first part covers the traumas of his formative years: his ill-fated love affair with his first cousin, the death of his father, and his decorated service with the French Resistance. He had settled in France before the Second World War, met fellow Irishman James Joyce, and begun writing. Patrick Magee's television performance of `Krapp's Last Tape' (1972) is interwoven with key landscapes and personalities from Beckett's life. The second part concludes the story of how Beckett finally began to connect with his audience, principally through `Waiting for Godot'. Includes an interview with the actress Billie Whitelaw, a celebrated interpreter of his work.
Ronald Pickup
as Narrator
Stephen Rea
as Voice
Denys Hawthorne
as Voice
Patrick Magee
as Archival Footage
Billie Whitelaw
as interviewee
John Calder
as Interviewee
Marthe Gautier
as Interviewee
Marie Kean
as Voice
J.G Delvin
as Voice
Stephen Brennan
as Voice
Daphne Carroll
as Voice
Bosco Hogan
as Voice
