The Apple Cart (1975)

Shaw's comedy of ideologies looks forty years to the future at the impossibility of government as the British cabinet and monarchy face a day of "crisis" for the country. King Magnus is happy to engage a prime minister seeking to transform the nation into a constitutional monarchy, but who truly rules in this democracy: the king, the government or the businessmen? And do any of them care about the people?

Cast (15)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Helen Mirren

Nigel Davenport

King Magnus

Prunella Scales

Queen Jemima

Beryl Reid

Amanda

J

Joyce Grant

Lysistrata

Bill Fraser

Boanerges

Peter Barkworth

Prime Minister

Griffith Jones

Foreign Secretary

Trevor Baxter

Colonial Secretary

R

Reg Pritchard

Chancellor of the Exchequer

Thorley Walters

Home Secretary

S

Simon Lack

Pamphilius

J

James Leith

Sampronius

B

Bernard Taylor

American Ambassador

D

Deborah Makepeace

Princess Royal

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