Michael Maloney, Denholm Elliott, Herbert Lom, Michael Hordern, Nicola Pagett, Donald Pleasence. Originally broadcast by ITV in 1987. Based on the novel by Evelyn Waugh. Special features: Evelyn Waugh biography; cast filmographies.
Summary:
Mistaken for a foreign correspondent, a mild-mannered wildlife writer is sent to a fictional African country on the eve of a war. He flounders through a sea of wild rumors and sleazy journalists desperate for a story.
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