The Scapegoat (2012 film)

The Scapegoat is a British film adaptation of Daphne du Mauriers 1957 novel of the same name. The drama is written and directed by Charles Sturridge and stars Matthew Rhys as lookalike characters John Standing and Johnny Spence. It was broadcast on ITV onSeptember 2012.

There are significant differences between this adaptation and the original novel. Whereas the action of the novel takes place in France, this screen version is set in the UK in 1952 as Britain prepares for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.Teacher John Standing, who has just lost his job, meets his doppelgnger Johnny Spence, a failed businessman, in a hotel. Standing is encouraged by Spence to get drunk and finds himself the next morning without his clothes and wallet and with Spence gone. Collected by George, the chauffeur to the Spence family, he has difficulty explaining himself and is taken to the familys grand home. He is quickly drawn into family and business affairs and is forced to deal with Spences business problems and the women in his life his wife, mother, sister, young daughter, and two mistresses Spences sisterinlaw Nina, and Bela, a French artist who lives in the nearby town. ........

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