
A Subject of Scandal and Concern
RELEASED • 1960 • DRAMA

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Language
English
Runtime
65m
Popularity
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Overview
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.
Cast

Richard Burton
George Holyoake

George Devine
Mr. Justice Erskine

Rachel Roberts
Mrs. Holyoake

John Freeman
Narrator
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