Set in 1952, as England prepares for the coronation, The Scapegoat tells the story of two very different men who have one thing in common - a face.
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Matthew Rhys stars as inexperienced schoolmaster John Standing who is conned into taking on another identity in this lavish adaptation of the Daphne du Maurier novel THE SCAPEGOAT After being wined and dined by his charismatic lookalike Johnny Spence Standing wakes up worse for wear and is sucked into the life of the mysterious stranger Now suddenly responsible for a crumbling stately home and an even more crumbling family he has to deal with a drug-taking mother a hysterical wife and two mistresses - one of whom is married to his &39;brother&39; In addition to Rhys taking on the dual roles of Standing and Spence the impressive cast includes Dame Eileen Atkins and Sheridan Smith
Matthew Rhys stars in this drama adapted from the novel by Daphne du Maurier. In 1952, in the lead up to the coronation of The Queen, unemployed teacher John Standing (Rhys) comes face-to-face with a man who looks uncannily like him, Johnny Spence (also Rhys). As a result of a drunken night, Standing finds himself living out his doppelgänger's life and the troubles that come with it including his two mistresses, a drug addict mother, a failed business and a deteriorating manor. Despite this, he grows close to his new family and begins to have a positive impact on the household when Spence shows up with bad intentions.
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