Amongst Barbarians is set far away from Margaret Thatcher's Britain in Penang, Malaysia, a former British colony, where two young Englishmen have been arrested for drug trafficking. As they both face the death penalty, their relatives travel to Penang to come to their rescue. However, they soon find out that there is nothing they can do to save the boys' lives. In the course of their futile attempts at influencing the authorities, their racism becomes more than apparent. The question which is never made explicit is of course who the real barbarians are. Wall's play is based on a true story and featured David Jason's first straight acting role on TV.
Made in GB
0/10
1990
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Cast
David Jason
As George
Rowena Cooper
As Wendy
Anne Carroll
As Toni
Lee Ross
As Bryan
Con O'Neill
As Ralph
Kathy Burke
As Lilly
Josephine Welcome
As Katie
Madhav Sharma
As Gaoler
Anthony Smee
As British Consul
Ricardo Sibelo
As Barman
Keith Varnier
As Reporter
Jason Mumford
As Lily's Baby
Robert Mumford
As Lily's Baby
Tip Tipping
As German Prisoner
Nigel Fan
As Guard
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