Androcles and the Lion
1960•1h 0m
DramaFamily
A Christian slave pulls a thorn from a lion's paw and is spared from death in the Colosseum as a result of his kind act.
Production
BBC
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
June 11, 1960
Last Aired
June 18, 1960
Networks
BBC Television
Created By
Ronald Eyre
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Part 1
Air date: 1960-06-11
Extracting a thorn from a lion's paw has far-reaching effects for Androcles.
E2
Part 2
Air date: 1960-06-18
Androcles meets the lion again — in unlikely circumstances.
Cast
Roderick Cook
Androcles
Julian Glover
The Captain
Donald Pickering
Metellus
Clinton Greyn
Ferrovius
Terry Scully
Spintho
Bob Stevenson
The Lion
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