Androcles and the Lion
1984Shaw used the traditional fable of Andocles to focus on the integrity of religious belief. Androcles, a christian fleeing persecution in Rome, is captured by Caesar's men. Alongside other christians - Ferrovius, a fierce fighter, Lavinia, a beautiful aristocrat and would-be martyr Spintho - he must face the lions of the Coliseum. How will each of them face their desperate fate?
Acted in
Billy Connolly
as Androcles
Anna Calder-Marshall
as Lavinia
Bernard Bresslaw
as Ferrovius
Rupert Frazer
as The Captain
Peter Copley
as Caesar
John Tordoff
as Spintho
Stafford Gordon
as Centurion
Roy Jones
as The Lion
Percy Edwards
as The Lion's Voice
Peter Land
as Lentulus
Desmond Maurer
as Metellus
Jane Freeman
as Megaera
Barry Jackson
as The Editor
Paul Hargreaves
as The Ox Driver
Stephen Rashbrook
as The Call Boy
Leo Dolan
as The Menagerie Keeper