Updated to 1970s London, this faithful adaptation of Herman Melville�s classic follows a young accounting clerk rebelling against his employer by responding to demands to do work by saying, �I prefer not to.� This is carried on ad absurdum until the office is in chaos because the other employees must do �s work. His boss is unable to fire or help him and eventually has him placed in a mental hospital. Paul Scofield (A Man for All Seasons), John McEnery (The Duellists) and Thorley Walters (TV�s �Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy�) star in this impeccably mounted study of employment, insanity, and the rigors of everyday life from one of literature�s most acclaimed geniuses.

Starring:

Thorley Walters, Paul Scofield, John McEnery

Genre:

Drama