BBC Sunday-Night Play A Subject of Scandal and Concern (Season 2, Episode 3)
TV Episode | 65 min | Drama

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BBC Sunday-Night Play

A Subject of Scandal and Concern (Season 2, Episode 3)

TV Episode | 65 min | Drama

A dramatized account of a Victorian cause celebre, written by John Osborne and concerning the true story of the last person in England to be tried for blasphemy. Richard Burton plays John George Holyoake, a social reformer who goes on ...See moreA dramatized account of a Victorian cause celebre, written by John Osborne and concerning the true story of the last person in England to be tried for blasphemy. Richard Burton plays John George Holyoake, a social reformer who goes on trial for speaking in public about his atheist views. Rachel Roberts plays his wife, and the programme is introduced by Face to Face inquisitor John Freeman. Written by Tony Earnshaw See less

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20 cast members

Name	Known for
Richard Burton George Holyoake George Holyoake See fewer	Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
Rachel Roberts Mrs. Holyoake Mrs. Holyoake See fewer	Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
George Howe Chairman Chairman See fewer	Nicholas Nickleby (1957)
Colin Douglas Maitland Maitland See fewer	The Children of the New Forest (1964)
Hope Jackman Mrs. Holyoake's sister Mrs. Holyoake's sister See fewer	Marquis de Sade's Justine (1977)
Hamish Roughead Brother-in-law Brother-in-law See fewer	Kenilworth (1957)
Donald Eccles Mr. Bubb Mr. Bubb See fewer	The Wicker Man (1973)
Willoughby Goddard Chairman of the Magistrates Chairman of the Magistrates See fewer	The Last Days of Pompeii (1984)
David Browning Captain Lefroy (as David C Browning) Captain Lefroy (as David C Browning) See fewer	The Mummy (1959)
John Ruddock Mr. Pinching Mr. Pinching See fewer	Quo Vadis (1951)
Ian Ainsley Captain Mason Captain Mason See fewer	Quatermass and the Pit (1958)
Robert Cawdron Mr. Cooper Mr. Cooper See fewer	Triton (1968)
Charles Carson Mr. Jones Mr. Jones See fewer	Secret Agent (1936)
John Dearth Jailer Jailer See fewer	The Avengers (1961)
William Devlin Clerk to the Assizes Clerk to the Assizes See fewer	Mutiny on the Elsinore (1937)
George Devine Mr. Justice Erskine Mr. Justice Erskine See fewer	Tom Jones (1963)
Nicholas Meredith Mr. Alexander Mr. Alexander See fewer	Garry Halliday (1959)
Nigel Davenport Mr. Bartram Mr. Bartram See fewer	A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Andrew Keir Chaplain Chaplain See fewer	Rob Roy (1995)
John Freeman The Narrator The Narrator See fewer	BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960)