In the documentary, Margolyes confronts her mortality, with death feeling 'extremely close' and admitting she is scared of it, according to the Daily Mirror. She expressed a desire to live to 90 while remaining true to herself, and hopes to be remembered for her acting work. The documentary was filmed using FaceTime conversations and chats at home with her friend Simon Draper, who used his phone, though the exact filming or release dates have not been specified.
Margolyes' career highlights include performing in the 1962 Footlights show at Cambridge alongside men who would later become members of Monty Python and the Goodies. She was the only female in that show and has said she was treated with contempt. Two years after moving to London, she got a job with the BBC Drama Repertory Company and has rarely been out of work since, culminating in a successful final show of an Australian tour at the Sydney Opera House.
Death feels extremely close. Death feels round the corner, behind the bush just up the road. I am scared of it, and I think I probably always will be, and I'm cross about death. It's a bit of a liberty to close me up to stop me. It's going to happen, and I hope it happens without pain, without loss of dignity, all the things that everybody wants, but I'll be sad when I die, and I hope other people will too.
Health-wise, Margolyes receives a spinal injection to try to reduce her pain, but the specific medical condition or pain she is addressing, as well as her current health and pain management status, remain unclear. There is no information on any upcoming projects or public appearances planned for her.
90 would be good. I would like to be 90. I would like to be 90 and still myself. I don't want to be 90 and be a babbling twat.
Thank you world, for a lovely ride.
I would like people to remember her for her acting work.