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Captain of Heretics by ANTHONY READ with Charles Kay as William Tyndale
Clifford Rose as Poyntz Hugh Dickson as Sir Thomas More
Sheila Grant as Margaret William Tyndale , the 16th-century scholar and a leader of the English Reformation, devoted his life to the fervent belief that men should be able to read the scriptures in their native tongue. Working under immense hardship, in exile and in constant fear of his life, he translated the Bible into English. But the publication of his work made him many enemies and his adversaries were always only a step away....
Directed by CHERRY COOKSON (Repeated: Mon 3.2 pm)
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Contributors

Unknown:
Charles Kay
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William Tyndale
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Clifford Rose
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Poyntz Hugh Dickson
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Sir Thomas More
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Sheila Grant
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Margaret William Tyndale
William Roy/Procurator:
Cyril Shaps
Ned:
Stephen Garlics
Tunstal:
John Bott
Monmouth:
John Church
Hebblethwaite/vaughan:
Gordon Reid
Quentell/Phillips:
Sean Arnold
Frith:
Anthony Hyde
Miles Coverdale:
Sion Probert

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