Tod Slaughter is in his element as the 19th century English country squire ("Meadows") who just happens to be the local Justice of the Peace (so sends folks to jail) and who also has his eye on a young lady from the village who in turn has her eye on a local beefcake. "Squire Meadows" contrives to have her beloved deported to the colonies and sets about winning her for himself; meantime having quite a bit of fun making "Mr. Bumble" look like Mother Theresa. The dialogue is a wee bit saggy, but his facial expressions with some help from Lawrence Henry and Jack Livesey make for quite an entertain... read the rest.