A Bunch of Amateurs
“They wished for a star, then wished they hadn't”
Overview
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.
Cast
Burt Reynolds
Jefferson Steel
Derek Jacobi
Nigel Dewberry
Samantha Bond
Dorothy Nettle
Imelda Staunton
Mary
Alexandra Weaver
Girl on Motorbike
Michael Wildman
Mr. Darcy
Charles Durning
Charlie Rosenberg
Lucy Akhurst
Stewardess
Terence Maynard
London Journalist
Lorraine Ashbourne
Jane Jarvis
Peter Gunn
Frank Dobbins
Alistair Petrie
Rupert Twist