5.5
2 votesThe Beggar's Opera
1983·2h 15m·Released
Music
A historical adaptation of John Gay's 18th Century ballad opera, exuberantly performed for BBC television.
Cast
Roger Daltrey
Macheath
Bob Hoskins
Beggar
Graham Crowden
Player
Stratford Johns
Peachum
Patricia Routledge
Mrs. Peachum
Gawn Grainger
Ben Budge
Ken Stott
Jeremy Twitcher
Don Estelle
Crook Fingered Jack
Rosemary Ashe
Lucy Lockit
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Peter Bayliss
Lockit
John Benfield
Jailer
Isla Blair
Jenny Diver
Gaye Brown
Mrs. Trapes
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Jeannie Crowther
Mrs. Coaxer
Derek Deadman
Drawer
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Paddy Navin
Suky Tawdry
Leslie Sarony
Nimming Ned
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Iris Saunders
Betty Doxy
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Peter Spraggon
Harry Paddington
