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Androcles and the Lion

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Released:1984-06-12

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Overview

Shaw used the traditional fable of Andocles to focus on the integrity of religious belief. Androcles, a christian fleeing persecution in Rome, is captured by Caesar's men. Alongside other christians - Ferrovius, a fierce fighter, Lavinia, a beautiful aristocrat and would-be martyr Spintho - he must face the lions of the Coliseum. How will each of them face their desperate fate?


Cast:

Billy Connolly

Character: Androcles

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Anna Calder-Marshall

Character: Lavinia

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Bernard Bresslaw

Character: Ferrovius

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Rupert Frazer

Character: The Captain

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Peter Copley

Character: Caesar

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John Tordoff

Character: Spintho

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Stafford Gordon

Character: Centurion

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Roy Jones

Character: The Lion

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Percy Edwards

Character: The Lion's Voice

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Peter Land

Character: Lentulus

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Desmond Maurer

Character: Metellus

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Jane Freeman

Character: Megaera

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Barry Jackson

Character: The Editor

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Paul Hargreaves

Character: The Ox Driver

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Stephen Rashbrook

Character: The Call Boy

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Leo Dolan

Character: The Menagerie Keeper

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