The Beggar's Opera

5.5 1983 135 min
Music

A historical adaptation of John Gay's 18th Century ballad opera, exuberantly performed for BBC television.

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Director
Jonathan Miller

Cast

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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

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