Ranked #7 of 10 in Season 7•−0.2 vs season avg
Two men sharing a hospital room after their diagnoses of terminal cancer struggle with fear, physical pain, the difficulties of being in hospital, family members unable to cope, loneliness, and their unusual friendship.
Stephen Frears
Director
Innes Lloyd
Producer
Thomas Ellice
Writer
Robert C.S. Downs
Novel
Ken Freeman
Musician
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"Going Gently" is episode 28 of Playhouse season 7. It scored 8.0/10 from 74 votes, ranking #7 of 10 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Stephen Frears and written by Thomas Ellice, it aired on June 5, 1981.