The Scapegoat. Part 1 of 2.

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2012 television adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's 1957 novel.

First broadcast 9th September 2012.

Teacher John Standing, who has just lost his job, meets his doppelgänger Johnny Spence, a failed businessman, in a hotel.

Matthew Rhys as John Standing/Johnny Spence
Eileen Atkins as Lady Spence, Spence's mother
Alice Orr-Ewing as Frances, Spence's wife
Andrew Scott as Paul, Spence's brother
Sheridan Smith as Nina, Spence's sister in law
Jodhi May as Blanche, Spence's sister
Eloise Webb as Mary Lou ('Piglet'), Spence's young daughter
Sylvie Testud as Bela, Spence's mistress
Anton Lesser as Father McCready
Pip Torrens as George, chauffeur
Phoebe Nicholls as Charlotte, housekeeper

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