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