Overview

Jefferson Steel, a washed-up Hollywood action star, is desperate to revive his flagging career. When his sleazy agent signs him up for what he believes is a high-profile Royal Shakespeare Company production of King Lear at Stratford upon Avon, Steel thinks he has finally landed the plum role he has been waiting for. However, he soon discovers that he has been tricked into joining an amateur dramatics group for a charity production.

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Cast

Burt Reynolds

Jefferson Steel

Derek Jacobi

Nigel Dewberry

Samantha Bond

Dorothy Nettle

Imelda Staunton

Mary

Alexandra Weaver

Girl on Motorbike

Michael Wildman

Mr. Darcy

Charles Durning

Charlie Rosenberg

Lucy Akhurst

Stewardess

Terence Maynard

London Journalist

Lorraine Ashbourne

Jane Jarvis

Peter Gunn

Frank Dobbins

Alistair Petrie

Rupert Twist