The Beggar's Opera
Music
A historical adaptation of John Gay's 18th Century ballad opera, exuberantly performed for BBC television.
1983-01-01
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Cast
Director
Jonathan Miller
Roger Daltrey as Macheath
Bob Hoskins as Beggar
Graham Crowden as Player
Stratford Johns as Peachum
Patricia Routledge as Mrs. Peachum
Gawn Grainger as Ben Budge
Ken Stott as Jeremy Twitcher
Don Estelle as Crook Fingered Jack
Rosemary Ashe as Lucy Lockit
John Benfield as Jailer
Isla Blair as Jenny Diver
Gaye Brown as Mrs. Trapes
Derek Deadman as Drawer
Leslie Sarony as Nimming Ned