The Voorman Problem

The Voorman Problem

13 mins | Drama, Comedy | April 25, 2013

Doctor Williams is called in to examine the enigmatic Mr Voorman, a prisoner with a peculiar affliction: he believes he is a god. The Doctor must decide on the sanity of Mr Voorman - is he a faker or a lunatic? Diagnose him insane and they can ship him off to the asylum. But before making a decision, the Doctor has several questions in relation to Voorman's claims: why would a god choose to be straitjacketed in a prison, is there a way he can validate his boast and what has any of this got to do with Belgium?

The Voorman Problem

13 mins | Drama, Comedy | April 25, 2013

The Voorman Problem
Doctor Williams is called in to examine the enigmatic Mr Voorman, a prisoner with a peculiar affliction: he believes he is a god. The Doctor must decide on the sanity of Mr Voorman - is he a faker or a lunatic? Diagnose him insane and they can ship him off to the asylum. But before making a decision, the Doctor has several questions in relation to Voorman's claims: why would a god choose to be straitjacketed in a prison, is there a way he can validate his boast and what has any of this got to do with Belgium?
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Pipedream Pictures, Honlodge Productions
Original title The Voorman Problem
Directors Mark Gill
Writers Baldwin Li, Mark Gill, David Mitchell

Cast

Martin Freeman

as Doctor Williams

Tom Hollander

as Mr Voorman

Simon Griffiths

as Governor Bentley

Elisabeth Gray

as Mrs Williams