The Devil’s Disciple by Bernard Shaw (Theatre Night 1988)

Theatre Night is the umbrella title under which adaptations of classic and contemporary stage plays were usually broadcast on BBC 2 between 15 September 1985 and 21 July 1990. Click on CC for optional English subtitles.

The Devil’s Disciple is a Play by George Bernard Shaw about loyalties and commitments during the American Revolutionary War. Starring Ian Richardson, Mike Gwilym, Patrick Stewart, Elizabeth Spriggs, Graham Turner and Susan Woodridge.

Shaw turned to the classic Victorian melodrama to focus on the insincerity of much that his audience held dear, especially family and marriage. In 1777 as the American War of Independence rages, Dick Dudgeon returns to the family he revolted against years ago. But his life is about to take another twist as the british arrive and seem set on an execution...