Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett

Samuel Beckett has fascinated Adrian Dunbar since he was a young student. Now, 30 years after Beckett's death in Paris, Dunbar explores what made the man who made Waiting for Godot.

Cast

Adrian Dunbar

as Self - Presenter

Stephen Rea

as Self

James Knowlson

as Self

Barry McGovern

as Self

John Minihan

as Self

Clara Simpson

as Self

Samuel Beckett

as Self (Archive)

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