Downhill

Plot Summary

When school captain Roddy Berwick takes the blame for his friend’s scandal, he is expelled and disowned by his family. Cast out of his privileged world, Roddy drifts through a series of humiliations—from waiter to penniless actor to gigolo—descending ever further into ruin and self-disgust.

Top Cast

Ivor Novello Roddy Berwick

Ben Webster Dr. Dawson

Norman McKinnel Sir Thomas Berwick

Robin Irvine Tim Wakeley

Jerrold Robertshaw The Rev. Henry Wakeley