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Sent to the front in disgrace, will Svejk ultimately survive the killing fields of the First World War? Stars Sam Kelly.

Dramatisation by Christopher Reason of the satirical Czech novel by Jaroslav Hasek that charts the exploits of a WWI soldier.

Svejk and Lukas are sent to the front in disgrace, but Svejk gets waylaid by a gallery of grotesques.

Svejk ...... Sam Kelly
Lukas ...... Adrian Lukis
Dub ...... Nicholas Blane
Choudounski ...... Malcolm Raeburn
Marek ...... Howard Chadwick
Police Sergeant ...... James Quinn
Von Schwarzberg ...... Stuart Richman
Baloun ...... Eric Potts
Lance Corporal ...... Mark Chatterton
The Maid ...... Szilvi Naray Davey
Vodicka ...... Bernard Wrigley

Other parts played by members of the cast.

Directed by Gary Brown.

1 hour

Last on

Wed 18 Sep 2013 03:00

Broadcasts

  • Sun 23 Nov 2008 15:00
  • Sat 29 Nov 2008 21:00
  • Tue 17 Sep 2013 10:00
  • Tue 17 Sep 2013 15:00
  • Wed 18 Sep 2013 03:00

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