The Beggar's Opera
A historical adaptation of John Gay's 18th Century ballad opera, exuberantly performed for BBC television.
Director Jonathan Miller
Cast
Graham Crowden
Player
Ken Stott
Jeremy Twitcher
Isla Blair
Jenny Diver
Derek Deadman
Drawer
Roger Daltrey
Macheath
Gawn Grainger
Ben Budge
John Benfield
Jailer
Gaye Brown
Mrs. Trapes
Stratford Johns
Peachum
Rosemary Ashe
Lucy Lockit
Bob Hoskins
Beggar
Patricia Routledge
Mrs. Peachum
Don Estelle
Crook Fingered Jack
Leslie Sarony
Nimming Ned