Dramatisation by Jeremy Front of Evelyn Waugh's satirical 1938 novel. William finds life as a war correspondent somewhat tedious, but he does fall in love and find himself in the middle of a revolution. William Boot ...... Rory Kinnear Katchen ...... Claudie Blakeley Lord Copper ...... David Warner Salter ...... Nicholas Woodeson Frau Dressler ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman Erik Olafsen ...... Dan Starkey Secret Policeman ...... Jude Akuwudike Benito ...... Cyril Nri Moke ...... Inam Mirza Mr Baldwin ...... Jonathan Taffler Uncle Theodore ...... Malcolm Tierney Sir Jocelyn Hitchcock ...... Michael Simkins Corker ...... Stephen Critchlow Pigge ...... Chris Pavlo News Editor ...... Paul Rider Hechel ...... Gunnar Cauthery Evelyn Waugh ...... Tim McInnerny Directed by Sally Avens.