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
Stratford Johns
Peachum
Patricia Routledge
Mrs. Peachum
John Benfield
Jailer
Leslie Sarony
Nimming Ned
Isla Blair
Jenny Diver
Bob Hoskins
Beggar
Graham Crowden
Player
Ken Stott
Jeremy Twitcher
Gawn Grainger
Ben Budge
Don Estelle
Crook Fingered Jack
Rosemary Ashe
Lucy Lockit
Gaye Brown
Mrs. Trapes