Man of Straw is a British television drama series which first aired on BBC 2 between 30 January and 5 March 1972. It is an adaptation of the 1918 novel Der Untertan by Heinrich Mann.^[1] It takes place during the final years of Wilhelmine Germany.

Main cast

• Derek Jacobi as Diederich Hessling (6 episodes)
• John Phillips as Dr. Heuteufel (5 episodes)
• Denis Carey as Sotbier (4 episodes)
• Judy Cornwell as Guste Daimchen (4 episodes)
• Elizabeth Bell as Emmi Hessling (3 episodes)
• Sheila Brennan as Frau Hessling (3 episodes)
• Dave Hill as Napoleon Fischer (3 episodes)
• Judy Loe as Katchen Zillich (3 episodes)
• Karin MacCarthy as Magda Hessling (3 episodes)
• Ian Ogilvy as Wolfgang Buck (3 episodes)
• John Savident as Von Wulchow (3 episodes)
• Juliet Aykroyd as Agnes Goppel (2 episodes)
• Sam Dastor as Dr. Judassohn (2 episodes)
• Mike Fields as Virsing (2 episodes)
• Derek Francis as Herr Goppel (2 episodes)
• Harry Hutchinson as Judge Sarding (2 episodes)
• David King as Burgermeister Scheffelweis (2 episodes)
• Stanley Lebor as Herr Cohn (2 episodes)
• Stuart McGugan as Fox Major (2 episodes)
• Eve Pearce as Judith Lauer (2 episodes)
• Sean Roantree as Wiebel (2 episodes)
• Cyril Shaps as Herr Lauer (2 episodes)
• Brian Stirner as Hernung (2 episodes)
• Manning Wilson as Pastor Zillich (2 episodes)

References

Bibliography

• Ellen Baskin. Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996.

External links

• Man of Straw at IMDb