Death Becomes Her

Miriam Margolyes confronts her own mortality…

If there’s one guarantee in life, it’s that one day we’re all going to die. Despite that fact, it is a subject people rarely talk about.

Actress Miriam Margolyes admits she’s terrified of dying. But, in two-part documentary Miriam’s Dead Good Adventure, she confronts her fears.

The 77-year-old – seen recently as Mother Mildred in Call the Midwife – travels across America, Europe and the UK, meeting some people who are facing up to the inevitable and others who are resisting ‘the end’.

Here, she reveals more about her extraordinary journey…

Why is it important for people to talk more openly about death?