Overview

Shaw turned to the classic Victorian melodrama to focus on the insincerity of much that his audience held dear, especially family and marriage. In 1777 as the American War of Independence rages, Dick Dudgeon returns to the family he revolted against years ago. But his life is about to take another twist as the british arrive and seem set on an execution...

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Cast

Patrick Stewart

Anthony Anderson

Elizabeth Spriggs

Mrs. Dudgeon

Susan Wooldridge

Judith Anderson

Patrick Godfrey

Lawyer Hawkins

Patrick Newell

Uncle William Dudgeon

Larry Lamb

The Sergeant

Benjamin Whitrow

Major Swindon

Ian Richardson

General Burgoyne