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I came across this movie on Netflix streaming and I am glad I did. It is a superb movie with some surprising developments. It has a "Downton Abbey" sensibility to it, a privileged family in post-war England losing its grip on the castle and what it takes to afford it.
Reviews 78% Audience Score 250+ Ratings An unemployed teacher (Matthew Rhys) meets his exact double in a British pub and becomes sucked into the man's wrecked life. Read More Read Less
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- Charles Sturridge
- Drama
- Matthew Rhys
The Scapegoat is a British film adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's 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 on 9 September 2012.
Oct 18, 2012 · As England is preparing for the coronation of Elizabeth II, schoolmaster John Standing (Matthew Rhys) comes face to face with Johnny Spence (Matthew Rhys), his exact double in appearance. After a night of drinking, Standing awakes to find Spence has stolen his identity.
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- Drama
- Charles Sturridge
- 2012-10-18
After meeting his doppelgänger, schoolteacher John Standing is duped into taking the man's place at the head of an aristocratic but troubled family. Watch trailers & learn more.
- Charles Sturridge
Stopping at a train station, he bumps into his doppelgänger, a well-dressed and lascivious country gentleman named Johnny Spence. Spence sees an opportunity to escape a bad business deal, gets Standing drunk and during the night swaps their identities.
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