Overview
Captain Vere, an old man, is haunted by a moment in his life when he was tested and found wanting. Based on Herman Melville's novella of naval life in the late 18th Century, Benjamin Britten's 'Billy Budd' is a gripping reflection on good and evil, innocence and corruption.
Cast
- John Mark Ainsley as Captain Vere
- Michael Wallace as First Mate
- Matthew Rose as Mr Flint
- Richard Mosley-Evans as Bosun
- John Moore as Donald
- Peter Gijsbertsen as Maintop
- Ben Johnson as Novice
- Colin Judson as Squeak
- Iain Paterson as Mr Redburn
- Darren Jeffrey as Lieutenant Radcliffe