After their latest production, "Princess Ida", meets with less-than-stunning reception, Gilbert and Sullivan's relationship is strained to the breaking point. Their friends and associates attempt to get the two to work together again, which bares the path to "The Mikado", one of the duo's greatest successes.
Cast
Jim Broadbent
W. S. Gilbert
Allan Corduner
Sir Arthur Sullivan
Timothy Spall
Richard Temple (The Mikado)
Lesley Manville
Lucy Gilbert
Ron Cook
Richard D'Oyly Carte
Wendy Nottingham
Helen Lenoir
Kevin McKidd
Durward Lely (Nanki-Poo)
Shirley Henderson
Leonora Braham (Yum-Yum)
Dorothy Atkinson
Jessie Bond
Martin Savage
George Grossmith
Eleanor David
Fanny Ronalds
Sam Kelly
Richard Barker
Andy Serkis
John D'Auban
Charles Simon
Gilbert's Father
Vincent Franklin
Rutland Barrington
Cathy Sara
Sybil Grey
Nicholas Woodeson
Mr. Seymour
Jonathan Aris
Wilhelm
Stefan Bednarczyk
Frank Cellier
Mark Benton
Mr Price
Eve Pearce
Gilbert's Mother
Lavinia Bertram
Florence Gilbert
Theresa Watson
Maude Gilbert
Kenneth Hadley
Pidgeon
Michael Simkins
Frederick Bovill, Frederick Bovell
Dexter Fletcher
Louis
Louise Gold
Rosinda Brandram
Kate Doherty
Mrs Judd
Sukie Smith
Clothilde
Mia Soteriou
Mrs. Russell
Akemi Otani
Dancer
Togo Igawa
First Kabuki Actor
Kanako Morishita
Shamisen Player
Naoko Mori
Miss 'Sixpence Please'
Eiji Kusuhara
Second Kabuki Actor
Alison Steadman
Madame Leon
Francis Lee
Butt
Katrin Cartlidge
Madame
Julia Rayner
Mademoiselle Fromage
Angela Curran
Miss Morton
Brid Brennan
Mad Woman
Ashley Jensen
Miss Tringham
Richard Coyle
Mr. Hammond
Kacey Ainsworth
Miss Fitzherbert
Debbie Chazen
Miss Kingsley
Rosie Cavaliero
Miss Monroe
Monica Dolan
Miss Barnes
Steve Speirs
Mr Kent
Mary Roscoe
Miss Carlyle
Matt Bardock
Mr Tripp
Paul Rider
Mr Bentley
Kevin Walton
Mr Evans
Mary Roscoe
Miss Carlyle
Gemma Page
Miss Langton-James
Sarah Howe
Miss Woods
Teresa Gallagher
Miss Coleford
Anna Francolini
Miss Biddles
Sophie Duval
Miss Brown
Michelle Chadwick
Miss Warren
Wayne Cater
Mr Rhys
Simon Butteriss
Mr Lewis
Lorraine Brunning
Miss Jardine
Nicholas Boulton
Mr Conyngham
Richard Attlee
Mr Gordon
Ashley Artus
Mr Marchmont
Paul Barnhill
Mr Flagstone
John Warnaby
Mr Sanders
Julie Jupp
Miss Meadows
Heather Craney
Miss Russell
Shaun Glanville
Mr Harris
Julian Bleach
Mr Plank
Millie Gregory
Alice
Neil Humphries
Boy Actor
Keeley Gainey
Maidservant
Toksan Takahashi
Calligrapher
Kimi Shaw
Spinner
Nick Bartlett
Stage Hand
Gary Dunnington
Fred Baker
Amanda Crossley
Emily
Matthew Mills
Walter Simmonds
David Neville
Dentist
Philippe Constantin
Paris Waiter
Jenny Pickering
Second Prostitute
Gary Yershon
Pianist in Brothel
Adam Searles
Shrimp
William Neenan
Cook
Geoffrey Hutchings
Armourer
Roger Heathcott
Stage Doorkeeper
Crew
Mike Leigh
Director, Writer
Robin Sales
Editor
Victoria Stevens
Assistant Editor
Mark Neale
Assistant Editor
Dick Pope
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Clive Noakes
Color Timer
Nick Heckstall-Smith
First Assistant Director
Josh Robertson
Second Assistant Director
George Walker
Additional Second Assistant Director
Paula Spinks
Third Assistant Director
Hannah Titley
Third Assistant Director
Dan John
Additional Third Assistant Director
Echo Ward
Assistant Director
Paula McBreen
Production Coordinator
Simon Channing Williams
Producer
Georgina Lowe
Associate Producer
Deborah Reade
Production Assistant, Post Production Supervisor
Michael D. Walsh
Production Runner
Eve Stewart
Production Design, Set Decoration
Lucy Bristow
Camera Operator, Focus Puller
Nina Gold
Casting
Michael O'Connor
Assistant Costume Designer
Jacqueline Durran
Assistant Costume Designer
David Crossman
Wardrobe Supervisor
Lindy Hemming
Costume Design
Andrea Cripps
Costume Assistant
Katy Laura May
Costume Assistant
Adam Roach
Costume Assistant
Charlotte Finlay
Wardrobe Assistant
Victoria Clarke
Wardrobe Assistant
Neil Murphy
Wardrobe Assistant
Dan Grace
Additional Wardrobe Assistant
Christine Blundell
Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
Tony Martin
Hairdresser
Nicola Matthews
Assistant Makeup Artist
Trefor Proud
Makeup Artist
Kirstin Chalmers
Makeup Artist
Dianne Jamieson
Makeup Artist
Andrew Forrest
Art Department Assistant
Loraine Schneider
Scenic Artist
Justin Overhill
Scenic Artist
Diane Dancklefsen
Standby Art Director
Peter Joly
Supervising Sound Editor
Mark Rose
Assistant Sound Editor
Howard Bargroff
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Adrian Rhodes
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Alison Ross
Sound Assistant
Richard Undrell
Sound Assistant
Tim Fraser
Sound Recordist
Mike Prestwood Smith
Sound
Orin Beaton
Boom Operator
Loveday Harding
Boom Operator
William Towers
Boom Operator
Paul Wrightson
Foley Editor
Ed Colyer
Foley Mixer
Ted Swanscott
ADR Mixer
Carl Davis
Original Music Composer
Gary Yershon
Music Director
Michael Connell
Supervising Music Editor
Denise Connell
Music Editor
Arthur Sullivan
Songs
William S. Gilbert
Songs, Lyricist
Will Tyler
Production Accountant
Justin Miller
Assistant Accountant
Tatiana Macdonald
Painter
Derek Honeybun
Painter
John Bush
Set Decoration
Lisa Lloyd
Set Dresser
Andrea Coathupe
Set Dresser
Barry Moll
Construction Manager
Simon Mein
Still Photographer
Heather Storr
Script Supervisor
Frank Cox
Electrician
Alan Graham
Electrician
Kenny Monger
Best Boy Electric
Steve Deane
Carpenter
Dave Perschky
Carpenter
Joe Willmott
Carpenter
Neil Lee
Location Manager
Scott Horan
Assistant Location Manager
Harriet Lawrence
Assistant Location Manager
Francesca Jaynes
Choreographer
Tom Read
Property Master
Iain Struthers
Clapper Loader
Ben Howard
Floor Runner
Charlotte Leatherland
Draughtsman
Colin Strachan
Grip
Martin Duncan
Gaffer
Rosie Chambers
Researcher
Chris Allies
Title Designer
Dan Shoring
Focus Puller
David Bryant
Focus Puller
Celia Haining
Additional Editor
Helen Scott
Art Direction
Jonathan Sales
First Assistant Editor
Alexandra Kosevic
Production Secretary
