The Beggar's Opera
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
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- January 1, 1983
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- Original language
- EN
Recommended
6.4Too Late Blues
1961
7.1Black Is King
2020
6.9Star!
1968
6.9Honey: Rise Up and Dance
2018
6.4Hounddog
2008
6.8Battle of the Year
2013
5.9Grace Unplugged
2013
5.8O'Dessa
2025
8.3Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert
2010
6.8Jersey Boys
2014
6.7All Eyez on Me
2017
8.0Shawn Mendes: Live in Concert
2020
6.0Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted
1990
5.9Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert
2008
6.1Adventures of a Mathematician
2021
5.9Honeydripper
2007
6.3Coyote Ugly
2000
8.4Shakira In Concert: El Dorado World Tour
2019