Captain Vere, an old man, is haunted by a moment in his life when he was tested and found wanting. Based on Herman Melville's novella of naval life in the late 18th Century, Benjamin Britten's 'Billy Budd' is a gripping reflection on good and evil, innocence and corruption.
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John Mark Ainsley
Captain Vere
Michael Wallace
First Mate
Matthew Rose
Mr Flint
Richard Mosley-Evans
Bosun
John Moore
Donald
Peter Gijsbertsen
Maintop
Ben Johnson
Novice
Colin Judson
Squeak
Iain Paterson
Mr Redburn
Darren Jeffrey
Lieutenant Radcliffe
Phillip Ens
Claggart
Alasdair Elliott
Red Whiskers
Toby Girling
Arthur Jones
Jacques Imbrailo
Billy Budd
John-Owen Miley-Read
Second Mate
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