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...
Patrick Stewart
as Anthony Anderson
Elizabeth Spriggs
as Mrs. Dudgeon
Cheryl Maiker
as Essie
Graham Turner
as Anthony Anderson
Susan Wooldridge
as Judith Anderson
Patrick Godfrey
as Lawyer Hawkins
Patrick Newell
as Uncle William Dudgeon
Larry Lamb
as The Sergeant
Benjamin Whitrow
as Major Swindon
Ian Richardson
as General Burgoyne
