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The Fool

A costume drama / satire about financial skull-duggery, and confidence tricksters in both the upper and lower classes in Victorian London. A working class man impersonates a lord who is supposedly very rich and a financial wizard. As such he is invited to all the best peoples' parties.

Release Date: 1990-12-07

Original Language: en

Genres: Drama

Rating:

Popularity:

0.911

Cast Members

Derek Jacobi

Mr. Frederick / Sir John

Paul Brooke

Lord Paramount

Rory Murray

Henry Ottaway

Corin Redgrave

Sir Thomas Neathouse

Roger Hammond

Augustus Roddick

Alec Wallis

Marquess

Murray Melvin

Jeremy Ruttle

Jonathan Cecil

Sir Martin Locket

Richard Clifford

George Locket

Bill Wallis

Henry Beauchamp-Harper

Hugh Lloyd

Viscount

Frederick Treves

Samuel Simpson

Irina Brook

Georgiana Shillibeer

James Cosmo

Mr. Bowring

Miriam Margolyes

Mrs. Bowring

Philip McGough

Mr. Croker

Ian Gelder

Henry Gibbs

Joan Sims

Lady Daphne

Dilys Hamlett

Lady Emma

Maria Aitken

Lady Amelia

Auriol Smith

Lady Augusta

Stratford Johns

Arthur Shillibeer

Patricia Hayes

The Dowager Duchess

Jim Carter

Mr. Blackthorn

Arthur Kelly

Grease remover seller

Siobhan Nicholas

Chickweed seller

Robin Meredith

Crossing sweep

Miranda Richardson

Columbine / Rosalind / Ophelia

Joanna Brookes

Stage actress

Nora Connolly

Stage actress

John Dalby

Stage actor

Ron Emslie

Stage actor

Knight Mantell

Stage actor

Mark Arnold

Stage actor

Michael Feast

Mr. Edwin

John McEnery

Mr. Maclean

Graham Fletcher-Cook

Whistling Billy

Nick Edmett

Grease buyer

Maria Charles

The Pure Gatherer

Preston Lockwood

Mr. Benjamin

John Harding

Mr. Priddle

Chris Darwin

Theatre doorman

Cyril Cusack

The Ballad Seller