Episode 1
Hapless journalist William Boot is mistakenly sent to report on a war in Africa. Evelyn Waugh's 1938 satire stars Rory Kinnear.
Dramatisation by Jeremy Front of Evelyn Waugh's satirical 1938 novel.
Hapless journalist William Boot is mistakenly sent to report on a war in Africa.
William Boot ...... Rory Kinnear
Lord Copper ...... David Warner
Salter ...... Nicholas Woodeson
Corker ...... Stephen Critchlow
Pigge ...... Chris Pavlo
Erik Olafsen ...... Dan Starkey
Jakes ...... Paul Rider
Benito ...... Cyril Nri
Paleologue ...... Nyasha Hatendi
Moke ...... Inam Mirza
Mr Baldwin ...... Jonathan Taffler
Julia ...... Fenella Woolgar
John Boot ...... Nicholas Boulton
Josephine ...... Imogen Front
Miss Holloway ...... Janice Acquah
Secretary ...... Manjeet Mann
Uncle Theodore ...... Malcolm Tierney
Evelyn Waugh ...... Tim McInnerny
Directed by Sally Avens.
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