Film
The Beggar's Opera
United Kingdom- Director
- Jonathan Miller
- Year
- 1983
A historical adaptation of John Gay's 18th Century ballad opera, exuberantly performed for BBC television.
Top 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
Peter Bayliss
Lockit
John Benfield
Jailer
Isla Blair
Jenny Diver
Gaye Brown
Mrs. Trapes
Jeannie Crowther
Mrs. Coaxer
Derek Deadman
Drawer
Paddy Navin
Suky Tawdry
Leslie Sarony
Nimming Ned
Iris Saunders
Betty Doxy
Directed by
Jonathan Miller