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