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A Bunch of Amateurs
British comedy. A fading Hollywood action hero is tricked into performing in an amateur production of King Lear in a tiny Suffolk village.
British comedy. A fading Hollywood action hero is drawn to England to play the title role in King Lear. While he believes he will be performing in a prestigious production in Stratford-upon-Avon, birthplace of the Bard, he arrives to find that he has been tricked by his agent, and is in fact starring with an amateur dramatic company in the tiny Suffolk village of Stratford St John.
Last on
Wed 8 Apr 2015
00:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One Scotland HD & Scotland only
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Jefferson Steel | Burt Reynolds |
| Dorothy Nettle | Samantha Bond |
| Mary | Imelda Staunton |
| Nigel Dewberry | Derek Jacobi |
| Jane Jarvis | Lorraine Ashbourne |
| Verity Nettle | Gemma Lawrence |
| Charlie Rosenberg | Charles Durning |
| Amanda Blacke | Camilla Arfwedson |
| Mike Bell | Peter Wight |
| Lauren Bell | Kelly Price |
| Rupert Twist | Alistair Petrie |
| Director | Andy Cadiff |
| Writer | Nick Newman |
| Writer | John Ross |
| Writer | Ian Hislop |
| Writer | Jonathan Gershfield |
Broadcasts
Mon 1 Apr 2013 22:00- Sun 22 Dec 2013 23:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two HD & England only
- Sun 22 Dec 2013 23:35Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Scotland
- Sun 22 Dec 2013 23:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales
- Tue 7 Apr 2015 23:35Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One except Scotland, Scotland HD, Wales & Wales HD
- Wed 8 Apr 2015 00:05Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One Wales HD & Wales only
- Wed 8 Apr 2015 00:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One Scotland HD & Scotland only