'Remember Me' Recap: Episode 1
Something strange is going on in Yorkshire. Taps drip, stairs creak, lights go wild and sea shells are showing up in the oddest places. A well-meaning social worker is unceremoniously defenestrated and an ominous figure like something out of The Ring wrapped in a sari is haunting a young woman’s dreams apparently because she dared sing a few lines an old English ballad.
In order to decipher the first episode of this chilling and macabre BBC mystery, Remember Me, we must start with the enigmatic man of eighty-odd years who is so tormented that he stages a fall down the stairs to escape his own home. That man is Tom Parfitt and he is played by the famous comedic actor and world traveler, Michael Palin. A bit of unconventional casting perhaps, but this role allows Mr. Palin to return to his Yorkshire roots while challenging audience perceptions at the same time.
After faking the tumble, Tom is checked out by paramedics and assigned a social worker (Rebekah Staton). His fear and trepidation melt as he is transported to a temporary nursing home placement at Millthorpe Lodge - which he insists will be permanent as he has no desire to return to his house. It doesn’t take much time for Tom to get settled in his new digs considering the suitcase he had all prepared for a speedy departure is curiously empty.
