23 Jul 2014
A Master Builder
A successful, ego-maniacal architect who has spent a lifetime bullying his wife, employees and mistresses wants to make peace as his life approaches its final act.
A Subject of Scandal and Concern
A dramatized account of a Victorian cause célèbre, 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.
Top Billed Cast
Richard Burton George Holyoake
George Devine Mr. Justice Erskine
Rachel Roberts Mrs. Holyoake
John Freeman Narrator
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