Directed by:
Anthony PageScreenplay:
Anthony ShafferCinematography:
John CoquillonComposer:
Stanley MyersCast:
Richard Burton, Dominic Guard, David Bradley, Billy Connolly, Andrew Keir, Trevor Martin, Robert Addie, Julian Firth, Preston Lockwood, Hilary Mason (more)Plots(1)
At a Catholic public school, Benjamin Stanfield is tired of being the teacher's pet and decides to play a practical joke on his form master Father Goddard. In confession, Stanfield tells Goddard that he has accidentally murdered his friend Blakey and buried him in the forest. When Goddard investigates the matter, he finds a buried scarecrow. (Amazon Prime UK)
(more)Cast
Richard Burton
UK
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
The Medusa Touch (1978)
Dominic Guard
UK
Best movies:
Gandhi (1982)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
David Bradley
UK
Best movies:
Kes (1969)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1979) (TV movie)
Zulu Dawn (1979)
Billy Connolly
UK
Best movies:
The Last Samurai (2003)
The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979) (theatrical recording)
The Boondock Saints (1999)
Andrew Keir
UK
Best movies:
Cleopatra (1963)
Marco Polo (1982) (series)
A Night to Remember (1958)
Trevor Martin
Best movies:
Othello (1965)
Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1998) (TV movie)
Babel (2006)
Robert Addie
UK
Best movies:
Robin Hood and the Sorcerer (1983) (TV movie)
Excalibur (1981)
Merlin (1998) (TV movie)
Julian Firth
UK
Best movies:
Prime Suspect (1991) (TV movie)
John Adams (2008) (series)
Ripper Street (2012) (series)
Preston Lockwood
UK
Best movies:
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982) (TV movie)
Julius Caesar (1970)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
Hilary Mason
UK
Best movies:
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
The Last Vampyre (1993) (TV movie)
Absolution (1978)
Brian Glover
UK
Best movies:
Kes (1969)
O Lucky Man! (1973)
The First Great Train Robbery (1978)
Jon Plowman
Best movies:
Absolution (1978)
Sharon Duce
UK
Best movies:
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996) (series)
Absolution (1978)
Vera (2011) (series)
Hilda Fenemore
UK
Best movies:
The War Lover (1962)
The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)
Absolution (1978)
Willoughby Gray
UK
Best movies:
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Richard III (1955)
The Princess Bride (1987)
Robin Soans
UK
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Michael Parkhouse
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
Byron (2003) (TV movie)
Michael Crompton
Best movies:
Absolution (1978)
Brook Williams
UK
Best movies:
The Medusa Touch (1978)
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
Where Eagles Dare (1968)
James Ottaway
UK
Best movies:
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
The Long Good Friday (1980)
Absolution (1978)