BBC Play of the Month The Wood Demon (Season 10, Episode 3)
TV Episode | 110 min | Drama

BBC Play of the Month

The Wood Demon (Season 10, Episode 3)

TV Episode | 110 min | Drama

A luncheon party gathers to celebrate a wealthy unmarried man's birthday; his sister hopes he'll marry Sonya, the daughter of a selfish gout-ridden old professor who makes life Hell for his son George and his young wife, Helen. At the ...See moreA luncheon party gathers to celebrate a wealthy unmarried man's birthday; his sister hopes he'll marry Sonya, the daughter of a selfish gout-ridden old professor who makes life Hell for his son George and his young wife, Helen. At the luncheon is Khrushchov, a passionate environmentalist, called "the Wood Demon" by all, in love with Sonya and she with him, but neither will say it. Two weeks later there's a family meeting at the professor's estate; two weeks after that, a supper at the cabin of Dyadin, who's cheerful to all. George, Helen, Sonya, and Khrushchov are each suffocating. Can any of them take action? Written by See less

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Ian Holm Khrushchov Khrushchov See fewer	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Francesca Annis Helen Helen See fewer	Dune (1984)
Ronald Hines Voynitsky Voynitsky See fewer	The Deep Concern (1979)
Ronald Fraser Serebryakov Serebryakov See fewer	The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
Donal McCann Theodore Theodore See fewer	Stealing Beauty (1996)
Angela Pleasence Julia Julia See fewer	Your Highness (2011)
Cyril Luckham Orlovsky Orlovsky See fewer	A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Geoffrey Bayldon Dyadin Dyadin See fewer	Casino Royale (1967)
Vickery Turner Sonya Sonya See fewer	The Brontës of Haworth (1973)
Anthony Douse Zheltukhin Zheltukhin See fewer	The Duellists (1977)
Daphne Heard Mrs. Voynitsky Mrs. Voynitsky See fewer	To the Manor Born (1979)
Jay Neill Vasily Vasily See fewer	The Onedin Line (1971)