Play for Today A Choice of Evils (Season 7, Episode 17)
TV Episode | 83 min | Comedy, Drama

Play for Today

A Choice of Evils (Season 7, Episode 17)

TV Episode | 83 min | Comedy, Drama

Cardinal Volponi tries to save his old friend, a priest turned militant communist, from being executed by the Nazis alongside 334 other hostages but fails to reason with either the Vatican, the Nazis or the priest himself.

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Apr 19, 1977 (United Kingdom)

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16 wins & 16 nominations

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
David Burke Cardinal Volponi Cardinal Volponi See fewer	The Woman in Black (2012)
Trevor Peacock Father Borrelli Father Borrelli See fewer	Fred Claus (2007)
Stephen Murray Pope Pius XII Pope Pius XII See fewer	The End of the Affair (1955)
Tom Bell Colonel Steiner Colonel Steiner See fewer	The L-Shaped Room (1962)
Sebastian Shaw Abbot General Abbot General See fewer	Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Gabrielle Lloyd Maria Cinelli Maria Cinelli See fewer	The Great Train Robbery (1978)
Tim Pigott-Smith Consul Vogel Consul Vogel See fewer	V for Vendetta (2005)
Richard Leech General Heidelmann General Heidelmann See fewer	A Night to Remember (1958)
Alan Downer Vogel's Secretary Vogel's Secretary See fewer	Emmerdale Farm (1972)
William Hoyland Volponi's Secretary Volponi's Secretary See fewer	Hellboy (2004)
Robert Putt Prison Guard Prison Guard See fewer	Lucas and Albert (2019)
Christopher Saul Chamberlain Chamberlain See fewer	Triangle (1981)