Review of The Scapegoat (2013) by Buggy B — 30 Jun 2013

"Adaption of Daphne Du Mariner's novel about two very different men who happen to look identical and meet by chance in a railway station bar, Over drinks they discuss the remarkable likeness the two share.

But "Johnny's financial problems drive him to render "John" unconscious, switch identities and leave him in his place to deal with his failing factory and fractious family. John soon finds himself in the midst of a mine-field dealing with a "wife", a couple of mistresses (one of those being his sister-in-law), a "sister" who won't speak to him, a precocious "daughter" and an ailing "mother" with a drug habit.

Despite all the pitfalls, John comes to care for this new family and strives to find ways to make the factory a success - until a tragedy strikes that brings an unexpected financial windfall to the family's fortunes - but news of that windfalls also brings back the Johnny.

" -- This was surprisingly good for a dry British movie that I happened to stumble across on PBS (My Mum however would love it).