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Louis Mazzini should be heir to a dukedom but his family, the snobbish D'Ascoynes have cut Louis off because his mother married badly.

Vengeful and hate-filled, he sets out to regain his rightful place by wreaking revenge on the D'Ascoyne family, but is then arrested for a killing he didn't commit.

Ealing film comedy adaptation starring Harry Enfield as the D'Ascoyne family. With Michael Kitchen, Haydn Gwynne, Timothy Bateson and David Lodge.

Adapted by Gilbert Travers Thomas from Robert Hamer and John Dighton's screenplay.

Louis Mazzini ....... Michael Kitchen
The D'Ascoyne Family ....... Harry Enfield
Edith D'Ascoyne ....... Haydn Gwynne
Sibella ....... Lynsey Baxter
Elliott ....... Timothy Alcock
Crown Counsel ....... Michael Denison
Inspector Burgoyne ....... David Lodge
Governor ....... Geoffrey Whitehead
Mrs Mazzini ....... Zulema Dene
Lionel ....... David Timpson
Warder Smith ....... John Hartley
Perkins ....... Jonathan Keeble
Priscilla ....... Tracy Wiles
Duchess ....... Jane Whittenshaw
Young Louis ....... Roger May
Boatman ....... Ross Livingstone
Defence Counsel ....... David Collings
Warder ....... Stephen Critchlow

Other parts played by the cast.

Original music composed by Barrington Pheloung.

Music from the film composed by Ernest Irving and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Producer: Andy Jordan.

First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in January 1996.

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