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The Beggar's Opera

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Calorie Rating: 190
Released: 1983-01-01
Running Time: 135 Minutes

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

Director / Directors

Jonathan Miller

Director

Cast

Roger Daltrey

Character: Macheath

Bob Hoskins

Character: Beggar

Graham Crowden

Character: Player

Stratford Johns

Character: Peachum

Patricia Routledge

Character: Mrs. Peachum

Gawn Grainger

Character: Ben Budge

Ken Stott

Character: Jeremy Twitcher

Don Estelle

Character: Crook Fingered Jack

Rosemary Ashe

Character: Lucy Lockit

Peter Bayliss

Character: Lockit

John Benfield

Character: Jailer

Isla Blair

Character: Jenny Diver

Gaye Brown

Character: Mrs. Trapes

Jeannie Crowther

Character: Mrs. Coaxer

Derek Deadman

Character: Drawer

Paddy Navin

Character: Suky Tawdry

Leslie Sarony

Character: Nimming Ned

Iris Saunders

Character: Betty Doxy

Peter Spraggon

Character: Harry Paddington

Production and Crew