Jefferson Steel, a washed-up Hollywood action star, is desperate to revive his flagging career. When his sleazy agent signs him up for what he believes is a high-profile Royal Shakespeare Company production of King Lear at Stratford upon Avon, Steel thinks he has finally landed the plum role he has been waiting for. However, he soon discovers that he has been tricked into joining an amateur dramatics group for a charity production.
Burt Reynolds
Derek Jacobi
Samantha Bond
Imelda Staunton
Alexandra Weaver
Michael Wildman
Charles Durning
Lucy Akhurst
Terence Maynard
Lorraine Ashbourne
Peter Gunn
Alistair Petrie
Peter Wight
Sarah Goldberg