Stevens finally meets Miss Kenton, but the event makes him question his life's work.

Stevens takes his final look back on a lifetime of service as butler in one of the great stately homes of England.

Coming to the end of his career, he belatedly puts his life into perspective.

Kazuo Ishiguro's 1989 Booker Prize winning novel.

Abridged by Catherine Czerkawska.

Concluded by John Moffatt.

Producer: Marilyn Imrie

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1990. Show less