The Wood Demon by Anton Chekhov

The Wood Demon
A luncheon party gathers to celebrate a wealthy unmarried man's birthday; his sister hopes he'll marry Sonya, the daughter of a selfish gout-ridden old professor who makes life hell for his son George and his young wife, Helen. At the luncheon is Khrushchov, a passionate environmentalist, called "the Wood Demon" by all, who’s in love with Sonya and she with him, but neither will admit it.
Two weeks later there's a family meeting at the professor's estate; two weeks after that, a supper at the cabin of Dyadin, who's cheerful to all. George, Helen, Sonya, and Khrushchov are each suffocating. Can any of them take action?
Khrushchov .... Ian Holm
Helen .... Francesca Annis
Voynitsky .... Ronald Hines
Serebryakov .... Ronald Fraser
Theodore .... Donal McCann
Julia .... Angela Pleasence
Orlovsky .... Cyril Luckham
Dyadin .... Geoffrey Bayldon
Sonya .... Vickery Turner
Zheltukhin .... Anthony Douse
Mrs. Voynitsky .... Daphne Heard
Vasily .... Jay Neill
Written by Anton Chekhov
Translation & Dramatisation by Ronald Hingley
Directed by Donald McWhinnie
First broadcast BBC1 in November 1974

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