Penda's Fen

Through a series of real and imagined encounters with angels, demons, and England's pagan past, a pastor's son begins to question his religion and politics, and comes to terms with his sexuality.

Cast

Spencer Banks

as Stephen Franklin

John Atkinson

as Reverend J. Franklin

Georgine Anderson

as Mrs. Franklin

Ron Smerczak

as Joel

Ian Hogg

as Arne

Jennie Heslewood

as Mrs. Arne

Graham Leaman

as Sir Edward Elgar

Christopher Douglas

as Honeybone

John Richmond

as Headmaster

Ivor Roberts

as Cooke

Reviews

Wiccaburr

This tv movie/play definitely hit on topics among religion and politics with a sprinkling of "becoming a man" mixed in there. Definitely sets the date of this movie quite a bit but some of the talk of religion is still out there. Then we get to King Penda, he is a creepy little thing. I love it. ...

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