Man of Straw (TV series)
| Man of Straw | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | Der Untertan by Heinrich Mann |
| Written by | Robert Muller |
| Directed by | Herbert Wise |
| Starring | Derek Jacobi John Phillips Judy Cornwell |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Martin Lisemore |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 30 January – 5 March 1972 |
Man of Straw is a British television drama series which first aired on BBC 2 between 30 January and 5 March 1972. It is an adaptation of the 1918 novel Der Untertan by Heinrich Mann.[1]
Main cast
- Derek Jacobi as Diederich Hessling (6 episodes)
- John Phillips as Dr. Heuteufel (5 episodes)
- Denis Carey as Sotbier (4 episodes)
- Judy Cornwell as Guste Daimchen (4 episodes)
- Elizabeth Bell as Emmi Hessling (3 episodes)
- Sheila Brennan as Frau Hessling (3 episodes)
- Dave Hill as Napoleon Fischer (3 episodes)
- Judy Loe as Katchen Zillich (3 episodes)
- Karin MacCarthy as Magda Hessling (3 episodes)
- Ian Ogilvy as Wolfgang Buck (3 episodes)
- John Savident as Von Wulchow (3 episodes)
- Juliet Aykroyd as Agnes Goppel (2 episodes)
- Sam Dastor as Dr. Judassohn (2 episodes)
- Mike Fields as Virsing (2 episodes)
- Derek Francis as Herr Goppel (2 episodes)
- Harry Hutchinson as Judge Sarding (2 episodes)
- David King as Burgermeister Scheffelweis (2 episodes)
- Stanley Lebor as Herr Cohn (2 episodes)
- Stuart McGugan as Fox Major (2 episodes)
- Eve Pearce as Judith Lauer (2 episodes)
- Sean Roantree as Wiebel (2 episodes)
- Cyril Shaps as Herr Lauer (2 episodes)
- Brian Stirner as Hernung (2 episodes)
- Manning Wilson as Pastor Zillich (2 episodes)
References
- ^ Baskin p.112
Bibliography
- Ellen Baskin. Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996.
External links
- Man of Straw at IMDb