Directed by:
Lindsay AndersonScreenplay:
David SherwinCinematography:
Mike FashComposer:
Alan PriceCast:
Malcolm McDowell, Leonard Rossiter, Joan Plowright, Robin Askwith, Mark Hamill, Robbie Coltrane, Jill Bennett, Richard Griffiths, Roland Culver (more)Plots(1)
A journalist documents the absurdities of British society as he digs into the bizarre activities at a twisted institution on the eve of a royal visit. (Netflix)
Cast
![Malcolm McDowell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/230/160230800_46c0da.jpg)
Malcolm McDowell
UK
Best movies:
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
O Lucky Man! (1973)
Long Ago Tomorrow (1971)
![Leonard Rossiter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/125/160125790_1658f8.jpg)
Leonard Rossiter
UK
Best movies:
Barry Lyndon (1975)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
King Rat (1965)
![Joan Plowright](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269467_ec631f.jpg)
Joan Plowright
UK
Best movies:
Drowning by Numbers (1988)
Moby Dick (1956)
Dinosaur (2000)
Robin Askwith
UK
Best movies:
If.... (1968)
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
U-571 (2000)
![Mark Hamill](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/132/164132459_2aa9c7.jpg)
Mark Hamill
USA
Best movies:
Bart Wars: The Simpsons Strike Back (1999) (video compilation)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
![Robbie Coltrane](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/022/164022762_db025e.jpg)
Robbie Coltrane
UK
Best movies:
![Jill Bennett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/072/312/72312459_074fb8.jpg)
Jill Bennett
Malaysia
Best movies:
Lust for Life (1956)
Lady Jane (1986)
Moulin Rouge (1952)
![Richard Griffiths](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281145_2c7c1d.jpg)
Richard Griffiths
UK
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Gandhi (1982)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
![Roland Culver](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272336_8621b8.jpg)
Roland Culver
UK
Best movies:
To Each His Own (1946)
Thunderball (1965)
The Adventures of Colonel Blimp (1943)
![John Gordon Sinclair](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/719/168719461_plwkl9.jpg)
John Gordon Sinclair
UK
Best movies:
World War Z (2013)
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) (series)
Britannia Hospital (1982)
![Alan Bates](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267938_4141af.jpg)
Alan Bates
UK
Best movies:
The Rose (1979)
Alexis Zorbas (1964)
Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
![Arthur Lowe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/330/160330516_785f4d.jpg)
Arthur Lowe
UK
Best movies:
O Lucky Man! (1973)
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
If.... (1968)
![T.P. McKenna](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/334/334354_4a74d5.jpg)
T.P. McKenna
Ireland
Best movies:
The Scarlet and the Black (1983) (TV movie)
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
Holocaust (1978) (series)
![Barbara Flynn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279642_a27713.jpg)
Barbara Flynn
UK
Best movies:
Cranford (2007) (series)
Wives and Daughters (1999) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Gabrielle Lloyd
Best movies:
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
The Great Train Robbery (1978)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
![Robert Pugh](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/387/162387545_9b4d9d.jpg)
Robert Pugh
UK
Best movies:
Prime Suspect 6 (2003) (TV movie)
Prime Suspect: The Final Act (2006) (TV movie)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Brian Pettifer
UK
Best movies:
Amadeus (1984)
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Conspiracy (2001) (TV movie)
Vivian Pickles
UK
Best movies:
Harold and Maude (1971)
O Lucky Man! (1973)
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
![Brian Glover](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/579/161579646_2c988f.jpg)
Brian Glover
UK
Best movies:
Kes (1969)
O Lucky Man! (1973)
The Great Train Robbery (1978)
![Tony Haygarth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/381/164381947_446c17.jpg)
Tony Haygarth
UK
Best movies:
Holocaust (1978) (series)
Hornblower: Duty (2003) (TV movie)
Chicken Run (2000)