The Fool

2h 20m
7

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.

Cast

Derek Jacobi
Mr. Frederick / Sir John
Paul Brooke
Lord Paramount
Julian Firth
Unknown
John Tams
Unknown
Ian Targett
Unknown
Paddy Ward
Unknown
Jo Warne
Unknown
Chris Whittingham
Unknown
Rory Murray
Henry Ottaway
Corin Redgrave
Sir Thomas Neathouse
Sally Ashby
Unknown
Brenda Bruce
Unknown
Cindy Oswin
Unknown
Bernard Padden
Unknown
Emma Piper
Unknown
John Warner
Unknown
Roger Hammond
Augustus Roddick
Alec Wallis
Marquess
Marty Cruikshank
Unknown
Cordelia Ditton
Unknown
Susan Field
Unknown
Graham Seed
Unknown
Stanley Lloyd
Unknown
Hilary Sesta
Unknown
Murray Melvin
Jeremy Ruttle
Jonathan Cecil
Sir Martin Locket
John Atkinson
Unknown
Una Brandon-Jones
Unknown
James Greene
Unknown
Zoe Hicks
Unknown
Brian Poyser
Unknown
Norman Lumsden
Unknown
Richard Clifford
George Locket
Bill Wallis
Henry Beauchamp-Harper
Rosalind Adler
Unknown
Rex Doyle
Unknown
Reginald Jessup
Unknown
Christine Pilgrim
Unknown
Joanna Maude
Unknown
Amanda Wenban
Unknown
Hugh Lloyd
Viscount
Frederick Treves
Samuel Simpson
Ben Aris
Unknown
Gregory Floy
Unknown
Howard Goorney
Unknown
Christopher Good
Unknown
Petra Markham
Unknown
Ian Lindsay
Unknown
Irina Brook
Georgiana Shillibeer
Sarah Flind
Unknown
Penny Bunton
Unknown
Julian Bleach
Unknown
Jean Murphy
Unknown
Fiona McAlpine
Unknown
Anne Romyn
Unknown
Ann-Marie Gwatkin
Emily
James Cosmo
Mr. Bowring
Terence Conoley
Unknown
James Coyle
Unknown
Stephen Daltry
Unknown
Kit Jackson
Unknown
Giles Oldershaw
Unknown
David Trevena
Unknown
Miriam Margolyes
Mrs. Bowring
Philip McGough
Mr. Croker
Iain Andrew
Unknown
Mara Purcell
Unknown
Eric Francis
Unknown
Jack Gittings
Unknown
Bill Stewart
Unknown
Peter Wyatt
Unknown
Ian Gelder
Henry Gibbs
Joan Sims
Lady Daphne
Beth Ellis
Unknown
Janet Henfrey
Unknown
Merelina Kendall
Unknown
Charmian May
Unknown
Madeleine Moffat
Unknown
Phillada Sewell
Unknown
Dilys Hamlett
Lady Emma
Maria Aitken
Lady Amelia
Laura Cox
Unknown
Sally Faulkner
Unknown
Tamsin Heatley
Unknown
Darlene Johnson
Unknown
Kristin Milward
Unknown
Jane Wymark
Unknown
Auriol Smith
Lady Augusta
Stratford Johns
Arthur Shillibeer
Leon Davis
Unknown
James Grant
Unknown
Richard Graydon
Unknown
Bruce Green
Unknown
Patricia Napier
Unknown
Peter Stockbridge
Unknown
Richard Caldicot
Duke
Patricia Hayes
The Dowager Duchess
Ruth Mitchell
The Girl
Jim Carter
Mr. Blackthorn
Arthur Kelly
Grease remover seller
Tony Frey
Unknown
Irene Frederick
Unknown
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
Michael Hordern
Mr. Tatham
Peter Bailie
Unknown
Jan Lower
Unknown
Pamela Moiseiwitsch
Unknown
John Moore
Unknown
Malcolm Mudie
Unknown
Simon Slater
Unknown
John McEnery
Mr. Maclean
Don Henderson
Bob
Michael Andrew
Unknown
Graham Fletcher-Cook
Whistling Billy
David Grahame
Unknown
Kenneth McClellan
Unknown
John Tordoff
Unknown
Robert Terson
Unknown
Nick Edmett
Grease buyer
Michael Medwin
Mr. Wells
Raymond Brody
Unknown
Ronnie Brody
Unknown
Alan Ford
Unknown
Mark Lambert
Unknown
Stewart Permutt
Unknown
Peter Waddington
Unknown
Maria Charles
The Pure Gatherer
Rosalie Crutchley
Mrs. Harris
Ewen Bremner
Unknown
Ron Cook
Unknown
Christopher Hancock
Joe
Jessica James
Unknown
Linda Kerr Scott
Unknown
David Sterne
Unknown
Preston Lockwood
Mr. Benjamin
James Cairncross
Mr. Trott
Maurice Elliot
Unknown
Richard Henry
Unknown
John Fahey
Unknown
David Glover
Unknown
Robert Putt
Unknown
David Pugh
Unknown
John Harding
Mr. Priddle
Chris Darwin
Theatre doorman
Christine Ellerbeck
Unknown
Harry Jones
Unknown
Colleen McClure
Unknown
John Tramper
Unknown
Nicholas Tennant
Curley
Charlie Bartle
Unknown
Fred Beauman
Unknown
Stephen Boyes
Unknown
Johnnie Clayton
Unknown
David Keyes
Tom
Dominic Geary
Unknown
Philip Gunderson
Unknown
Ray Martin
Unknown
Terry John
Unknown
Arthur Nightingale
Unknown
Harry Klein
Unknown
George Savvides
Mr. Nick
John Quarmby
Unknown
Harry Webster
Unknown
Dawn Charatan
Unknown
Joan Dainty
Unknown
Deddie Davies
Unknown
Mark Knox
Unknown
Dominic Martinez
Unknown
Stephen Rashbrook
Unknown
Vince Starr
Unknown
Paul Wilce
Unknown
Michael Mears
Unknown
Cyril Cusack
The Ballad Seller

Crew

Christine Edzard
Director, Writer, Producer, Art Direction
Olivier Stockman
Writer, Editor, Sets & Props Artist, Other
Robin Vidgeon
Director of Photography, Lighting Technician
Terry Lee
Colorist
Brian Wynne
Colorist
Frank Reid
Colorist
Richard Goodwin
Producer
Celia Bannerman
Associate Producer, Casting, Other
Michaela Mason
Camera Technician
Mark Moriarty
Camera Technician
Paul Evans
Camera Technician
John Fletcher
Camera Technician
Malcolm May
Camera Technician
Mick Mason
Camera Technician
Joyce Carter
Costumer
Diane Wren
Costumer
Jacky Green
Costumer
Doris Philpott
Costumer
Carrie Bayliss
Costumer
Harry Ellam
Costumer
Marion Weise
Costumer
Annette Heron
Costumer
Sarah Bennie
Costumer
Iona Kenrick
Costumer
Linda James
Costumer
Lilla Griffin
Costumer
Jayne Lambert
Costumer
Barbara Sonnex
Costumer
Julie Yule
Costumer
Shirley Nevin
Costumer
Delia Latham
Hairdresser
Elizabeth Moss
Hairdresser
Sam Bear
Hairdresser
Pam Meager
Hairdresser
Sally Neale
Hairdresser
Liz Michie
Hairdresser
Margaret Barrett
Sound
Paul Carr
Sound
Brian Paxton
Sound
Geoffrey Simm
Sound
Godfrey Kirby
Sound
Tim Watts
Sound
Ray Wardley
Lighting Technician
Jack Collins
Lighting Technician
Colin Vinton
Lighting Technician
Chris Mortley
Lighting Technician
Michel Sanvoisin
Original Music Composer
Peter Cheesman
Sets & Props Artist
Billy Hoven
Sets & Props Artist
Richard Feroze
Sets & Props Artist
Jim Thompson
Sets & Props Artist
Charlie McMillan
Sets & Props Artist
Bill Clayton
Sets & Props Artist
Mark Sonnex
Sets & Props Artist
John McMillan
Sets & Props Artist
Emma Thistlethwaite
Sets & Props Artist
John Barratt
Sets & Props Artist
Caroline Gardner
Sets & Props Artist
John Evans
Sets & Props Artist
Albert Grassi
Sets & Props Artist
Jennifer Moseley
Sets & Props Artist
Matthew Shrubb
Sets & Props Artist
Simon Clarkson
Sets & Props Artist
Justin Grassi
Sets & Props Artist
Hugh Doherty
Sets & Props Artist
Adam Clarkson
Sets & Props Artist
Annabel Hands
Sets & Props Artist
Neale Brown
Sets & Props Artist
Sabine Duthil
Sets & Props Artist
Toppet Moore
Sets & Props Artist
Stephanie Gwatkin
Sets & Props Artist
Janis Barlow
Sets & Props Artist
Robert Bray
Sets & Props Artist
Rotislav Doboujinsky
Sets & Props Artist
Judith Thorp
Sets & Props Artist
Jo Measure
Sets & Props Artist
Helen Pettit
Sets & Props Artist
Alan Hausmann
Sets & Props Artist
Alan Weeks
Sets & Props Artist
Ronnie Barlow
Sets & Props Artist
Mary McGowan
Sets & Props Artist
Catherine Goodley
Sets & Props Artist
Terry Thompson
Sets & Props Artist
Peter Seater
Sets & Props Artist
Sarah Alcock
Sets & Props Artist
Clare Wilkinson
Sets & Props Artist
Johanna Sonnex
Sets & Props Artist
Tony Alcock
Sets & Props Artist
Fraser Maclean
Sets & Props Artist
Daniel Meadows
Still Photographer
John Tyler
Presenter
Henry Mayhew
Original Concept
Molly Hoven
Other
Karen Kelly
Other
John Thompson
Other
Louise Brooks
Other
Charlotte Darwin
Other
David Johnson
Other
Frances Lynch
Other
Lisa Barlow
Other
John Griffin
Other
Sabine Goodwin
Other
Jonny Kurzman
Other
Linda Gregory
Other
Jacqui Fitzsimmons
Other
Ray Julian
Other
Rosie Canavan
Other
Tina Barr
Other
Norman Swindell
Other
Colin Wilcox
Other
Trevor Ingman
Other
Karen Finch
Other
Emma Burge
Other
Tana Berry
Other
Trevor Mathurin
Other
Rita Dean
Other
Dave Goodie
Thanks
David Wilmore
Thanks
Salo Gardner
Thanks
Iris Rougler
Thanks