The Modern World: Ten Great Writers (1988) featured a cast of 107 tracked actors. Of these, 43 (56%) are still alive today and 34 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Eileen Atkins, age 92. This TV series starred John Castle and Robert Daws.
56% still with us· verified cast40% of full cast · incl. 30 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 56% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 75.7 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast107 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1988 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 John Castle Peter Walsh | Peter Walsh | Living | 14/01/1940 | 86 | — | 48 |
 Robert Daws Septimus Warren-Smith | Septimus Warren-Smith | Living | 04/05/1959 | 67 | — | 29 |
 Rupert Degas Reader: 'The Waves' | Reader: 'The Waves' | Living | 17/08/1970 | 56 | — | 18 |
 Katy Behean Sonya | Sonya | Deceased | 01/01/1961 | 35 | 28/05/1996 | 27 |
 Vas Blackwood (voice) | (voice) | Living | 19/10/1962 | 63 | — | 26 |
 John Challis (voice) | (voice) | Deceased | 16/08/1942 | 79 | 19/09/2021 | 46 |
Mair Coleman Mrs. Marmeladov | Mrs. Marmeladov | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Derek Deadman Convict 1 | Convict 1 | Deceased | 11/03/1940 | 74 | 22/11/2014 | 48 |
 Charlie Drake Marmeladov | Marmeladov | Deceased | 19/06/1925 | 81 | 23/12/2006 | 63 |
 Sabina Franklyn (voice) | (voice) | Living | 15/09/1954 | 72 | — | 34 |
John Jones Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Patrick Malahide Underground Man | Underground Man | Living | 24/03/1945 | 81 | — | 43 |
 Ian McDiarmid Dostoevsky | Dostoevsky | Living | 11/08/1944 | 82 | — | 44 |
Orla Pederson Convict 2 | Convict 2 | Deceased | 01/01/1924 | 74 | 01/01/1998 | 64 |
 Timothy Spall Porfiry | Porfiry | Living | 27/02/1957 | 69 | — | 31 |
 Sara Sugarman Nastasya | Nastasya | Living | 13/10/1962 | 63 | — | 26 |
Ann Way Old Woman | Old Woman | Deceased | 14/11/1915 | 77 | 13/03/1993 | 73 |
 James Aubrey Frank Budgen | Frank Budgen | Deceased | 28/08/1947 | 62 | 06/04/2010 | 41 |
 Anthony Burgess Self | Self | Deceased | 25/02/1917 | 76 | 22/11/1993 | 71 |
 Dermot Crowley Joe Hynes | Joe Hynes | Living | 19/03/1947 | 79 | — | 41 |
 Sorcha Cusack Molly Bloom | Molly Bloom | Living | 09/04/1949 | 77 | — | 39 |
 Tony Doyle Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 21/07/1935 | 64 | 28/01/2000 | 53 |
 Francesca Folan Zoe Higgins | Zoe Higgins | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Clive Hart Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 John Lynch Stephen Dedalus | Stephen Dedalus | Living | 26/12/1961 | 64 | — | 27 |
 T. P. McKenna Citizen | Citizen | Deceased | 07/09/1929 | 81 | 13/02/2011 | 59 |
Deirdra Morris Nora Joyce | Nora Joyce | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Patricia Mort May Dedalus | May Dedalus | Deceased | 27/04/1933 | 65 | 24/03/1999 | 55 |
 Bryan Murray James Joyce | James Joyce | Living | 13/07/1949 | 77 | — | 39 |
 Patricia Quinn Bella Cohen | Bella Cohen | Living | 28/05/1944 | 82 | — | 44 |
 David Suchet Leopold Bloom | Leopold Bloom | Living | 02/05/1946 | 80 | — | 42 |
 Frances Barber Winnie Verloc | Winnie Verloc | Living | 13/05/1958 | 68 | — | 30 |
 Hywel Bennett Professor | Professor | Deceased | 08/04/1944 | 73 | 25/07/2017 | 44 |
 Peter Blythe Vladimir | Vladimir | Deceased | 14/09/1934 | 69 | 27/06/2004 | 54 |
 Jim Broadbent Ossipon | Ossipon | Living | 24/05/1949 | 77 | — | 39 |
Keith Carabine Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Kenneth Colley Chief Inspector Heat | Chief Inspector Heat | Deceased | 07/12/1937 | 87 | 30/06/2025 | 51 |
 Graham Crowden Home Secretary | Home Secretary | Deceased | 30/11/1922 | 87 | 19/10/2010 | 66 |
David Doyle Stevie | Stevie | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Brian Glover Adolf Verloc | Adolf Verloc | Deceased | 02/04/1934 | 63 | 24/07/1997 | 54 |
 Richard Pasco Joseph Conrad (voice) | Joseph Conrad (voice) | Deceased | 18/07/1926 | 88 | 12/11/2014 | 62 |
 Eileen Atkins Reader | Reader | Living | 16/06/1934 | 92 | — | 54 |
V.S. Pritchett Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Julia Blalock Mother | Mother | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Douglas Hodge Raskolnikov | Raskolnikov | Living | 25/02/1960 | 66 | — | 28 |
 Michel Butor Self | Self | Deceased | 14/09/1926 | 89 | 24/08/2016 | 62 |
 Eleanor David Gilberte Swann | Gilberte Swann | Living | 14/03/1956 | 70 | — | 32 |
 Dominic Jephcott Robert St. Loup | Robert St. Loup | Living | 28/07/1957 | 69 | — | 31 |
| Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — | |
Zoe Mair Young Gilberte / Mlle. St. Loup | Young Gilberte / Mlle. St. Loup | Unverified | — | — | — | — |