''Remember Me'' is a British drama television serial that premiered on

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in autumn 2014. Written by Gwyneth Hughes, the three-part mystery was made by Mammoth Screen.

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plays the lead role, making it his first regular television acting role in 20 years.

Plot

The elderly Tom Parfitt (

) fakes a fall at his long-term

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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

Production

In February 2013, the series was commissioned by Ben Stephenson and Danny Cohen for

. Filming began in January 2014 in

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and

Scarborough Scarborough or Scarboro may refer to: People * Scarborough (surname) * Earl of Scarbrough Places Australia * Scarborough, Western Australia, suburb of Perth * Scarborough, New South Wales, suburb of Wollongong * Scarborough, Queensland, sub ...

. The series is produced by Chris Carey and directed by Ashley Pearce. Funding was provided by ITV GE and North Light Film Studios. The

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issued a tax break on the series. 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.

References

External links

* * {{Gwyneth Hughes 2010s British drama television series 2010s British horror television series 2014 British television series debuts 2014 British television series endings BBC television dramas British English-language television shows Scarborough, North Yorkshire Television series by Mammoth Screen Television shows set in the United Kingdom Television shows set in Yorkshire Works about old age