The strange behaviour of a man employed as a copyist in a firm of lawyers begins with him announcing that there are aspects of his work that he would 'prefer' not to do, although he is excellent at the actual work.
But then the list of things he would rather avoid doing becomes more sinister.
A man employed as a copyist in a firm of lawyers starts behaving strangely.
It begins with him announcing there are aspects of his work he'd 'prefer' not to do – although he's excellent at the actual work.
But then the list of things he'd rather avoid doing becomes more sinister...
Ian Holm and Adrian Scarborough star in Herman Melville's short story.
A law firm's copyist 'prefers' not to do parts of his job.
A law firm's copyist 'prefers' not to do parts of his job - but then his list of things to avoid turns sinister. Stars Ian Holm.
Herman Melville's tale about a law firm copyist who 'prefers' not to do parts of his job.
Adaptation of HERMAN MELVILLE's sinister tale about a law firm copyist who 'prefers' not to do parts of his job. Stars IAN HOLM.
Bartleby the copier decides that he simply would 'prefer not to'. From a short story by Herman Melville.
Bartleby the copier decides that he simply would prefer not to. From a short story by HERMAN MELVILLE.
Adaptation of Herman Melville's sinister tale about a law firm copyist who 'prefers' not to do parts of his job. Stars Ian Holm.
HERMAN MELVILLE's tale about a law firm copyist who 'prefers' not to do parts of his job.
Herman Melville's tale dramatised by MARTYN WADE.
Starring ADRIAN SCARBOROUGH as Bartleby, IAN HOLM as the Lawyer, DAVID COLLINGS as Turkey, JONATHAN KEEBLE as Nippers, PHILIP FOX as Huff, JOHN ROWE as Norton and STEPHEN HOGAN as the Prison Officer.
A man employed as a copyist in a firm of lawyers starts behaving strangely. It begins with him announcing there are aspects of his work he'd 'prefer' not to do although he's excellent at the actual work. But then the list of things he'd rather avoid doing becomes more sinister...
CAST:
The Lawyer ....IAN HOLM
Bartleby ....ADRIAN SCARBOROUGH
Turkey ....DAVID COLLINGS
Nippers ....JONATHAN KEEBLE
Hudd ....PHILIP FOX
Norton ....JOHN ROWE
Prison Officer ....STEPHEN HOGAN
A law firm's copyist 'prefers' not to do parts of his job – but then his list of things to avoid turns sinister.
A law firm's copyist 'prefers' not to do parts of his job – but then his list of things to avoid turns sinister. Stars Ian Holm.
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