A Life (1980)

Written by Hugh Leonard
Directed by Peter Coe
Cast: Roy Dotrice, Pat Hingle, Aideen O'Kelly, Helen Stenborg, Dana Delany, David Ferry, Adam Redfield, Lauren Thompson

A Life is a bittersweet comedy by Irish playwright Hugh Leonard. The primary character is Desmond Drumm, a highly intelligent but bitterly cynical civil servant who must try to make sense of his life after learning that he has a terminal illness.