CinemaOSMovie · 1990 · 1h 15m

Amongst Barbarians

Drama

Amongst Barbarians is set far away from Margaret Thatcher's Britain in Penang, Malaysia, a former British colony, where two young Englishmen have been arrested for drug trafficking. As they both face the death penalty, their relatives travel to Penang to come to their rescue. However, they soon find out that there is nothing they can do to save the boys' lives. In the course of their futile attempts at influencing the authorities, their racism becomes more than apparent. The question which is never made explicit is of course who the real barbarians are. Wall's play is based on a true story and featured David Jason's first straight acting role on TV.

Directed byJane Howell

Play
Status
Released
Runtime
1h 15m
Language
EN
Released
July 11, 1990
Studios
BBC

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
David Jason

David Jason

George

Rowena Cooper

Rowena Cooper

Wendy

Anne Carroll

Anne Carroll

Toni

Lee Ross

Lee Ross

Bryan

Con O'Neill

Con O'Neill

Ralph

Kathy Burke

Kathy Burke

Lilly

Josephine Welcome

Katie

Madhav Sharma

Madhav Sharma

Gaoler

Anthony Smee

British Consul

Ricardo Sibelo

Barman

Creative team
Directed by
Jane Howell
Written by
Michael Wall
Produced by
Richard Langridge

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