Captain Vere, an old man, is haunted by a moment in his life when he was tested and found wanting. Based on Herman Melville's novella of naval life in the late 18th Century, Benjamin Britten's 'Billy Budd' is a gripping reflection on good and evil, innocence and corruption.
John Mark Ainsley
as Captain Vere
Michael Wallace
as First Mate
Matthew Rose
as Mr Flint
Richard Mosley-Evans
as Bosun
John Moore
as Donald
Peter Gijsbertsen
as Maintop
Ben Johnson
as Novice
Colin Judson
as Squeak
Iain Paterson
as Mr Redburn
Darren Jeffrey
as Lieutenant Radcliffe
Phillip Ens
as Claggart
Alasdair Elliott
as Red Whiskers
