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