Man of Straw (TV series)
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. It takes place during the final years of Wilhelmine Germany.
Main cast
- Derek Jacobi as Diederich Hessling
- John Phillips as Dr. Heuteufel
- Denis Carey as Sötbier
- Judy Cornwell as Guste Daimchen
- Elizabeth Bell as Emmi Hessling
- Sheila Brennan as Frau Hessling
- Dave Hill as Napoleon Fischer
- Judy Loe as Kätchen Zillich
- Karin MacCarthy as Magda Hessling
- Ian Ogilvy as Wolfgang Buck
- John Savident as Von Wulckow
- Juliet Aykroyd as Agnes Göppel
- Sam Dastor as Dr. Jadassohn
- Mike Fields as Virsing
- Derek Francis as Herr Göppel
- Harry Hutchinson as Judge Sarding
- David King as Burgermeister Scheffelweis
- Stanley Lebor as Herr Cohn
- Stuart McGugan as Fox Major
- Eve Pearce as Judith Lauer
- Sean Roantree as Wiebel
- Cyril Shaps as Herr Lauer
- Brian Stirner as Hernung
- Manning Wilson as Pastor Zillich