The Beggar's Opera (1983)

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

Cast (19)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

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

P

Peter Bayliss

Lockit

John Benfield

Jailer

Isla Blair

Jenny Diver

Gaye Brown

Mrs. Trapes

J

Jeannie Crowther

Mrs. Coaxer

Derek Deadman

Drawer

P

Paddy Navin

Suky Tawdry

Leslie Sarony

Nimming Ned

I

Iris Saunders

Betty Doxy

P

Peter Spraggon

Harry Paddington

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