The Fool (1990)
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.
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Derek Jacobi
as Mr. Frederick / Sir John
as Mr. Frederick / Sir John
Paul Brooke
as Lord Paramount
as Lord Paramount
Julian Firth
as
as
John Tams
as
as
Ian Targett
as
as
Paddy Ward
as
as
Jo Warne
as
as
Chris Whittingham
as
as
Rory Murray
as Henry Ottaway
as Henry Ottaway
Corin Redgrave
as Sir Thomas Neathouse
as Sir Thomas Neathouse
Sally Ashby
as
as
Brenda Bruce
as
as
Cindy Oswin
as
as
Bernard Padden
as
as
Emma Piper
as
as
John Warner
as
as
Roger Hammond
as Augustus Roddick
as Augustus Roddick
Alec Wallis
as Marquess
as Marquess
Marty Cruikshank
as
as
Cordelia Ditton
as
as
Susan Field
as
as
Graham Seed
as
as
Stanley Lloyd
as
as
Hilary Sesta
as
as
Murray Melvin
as Jeremy Ruttle
as Jeremy Ruttle
Jonathan Cecil
as Sir Martin Locket
as Sir Martin Locket
John Atkinson
as
as
Una Brandon-Jones
as
as
James Greene
as
as
Zoe Hicks
as
as
Brian Poyser
as
as
Norman Lumsden
as
as
Richard Clifford
as George Locket
as George Locket
Bill Wallis
as Henry Beauchamp-Harper
as Henry Beauchamp-Harper
Rosalind Adler
as
as
Rex Doyle
as
as
Reginald Jessup
as
as
Christine Pilgrim
as
as
Joanna Maude
as
as
Amanda Wenban
as
as
Hugh Lloyd
as Viscount
as Viscount
Frederick Treves
as Samuel Simpson
as Samuel Simpson
Ben Aris
as
as
Gregory Floy
as
as
Howard Goorney
as
as
Christopher Good
as
as
Petra Markham
as
as
Ian Lindsay
as
as
Irina Brook
as Georgiana Shillibeer
as Georgiana Shillibeer
Sarah Flind
as
as
Penny Bunton
as
as
Julian Bleach
as
as
Jean Murphy
as
as
Fiona McAlpine
as
as
Anne Romyn
as
as
Ann-Marie Gwatkin
as Emily
as Emily
James Cosmo
as Mr. Bowring
as Mr. Bowring
Terence Conoley
as
as
James Coyle
as
as
Stephen Daltry
as
as
Kit Jackson
as
as
Giles Oldershaw
as
as
David Trevena
as
as
Miriam Margolyes
as Mrs. Bowring
as Mrs. Bowring
Philip McGough
as Mr. Croker
as Mr. Croker
Iain Andrew
as
as
Mara Purcell
as
as
Eric Francis
as
as
Jack Gittings
as
as
Bill Stewart
as
as
Peter Wyatt
as
as
Ian Gelder
as Henry Gibbs
as Henry Gibbs
Joan Sims
as Lady Daphne
as Lady Daphne
Beth Ellis
as
as
Janet Henfrey
as
as
Merelina Kendall
as
as
Charmian May
as
as
Madeleine Moffat
as
as
Phillada Sewell
as
as
Dilys Hamlett
as Lady Emma
as Lady Emma
Maria Aitken
as Lady Amelia
as Lady Amelia
Laura Cox
as
as
Sally Faulkner
as
as
Tamsin Heatley
as
as
Darlene Johnson
as
as
Kristin Milward
as
as
Jane Wymark
as
as
Auriol Smith
as Lady Augusta
as Lady Augusta
Stratford Johns
as Arthur Shillibeer
as Arthur Shillibeer
Leon Davis
as
as
James Grant
as
as
Richard Graydon
as
as
Bruce Green
as
as
Patricia Napier
as
as
Peter Stockbridge
as
as
Richard Caldicot
as Duke
as Duke
Patricia Hayes
as The Dowager Duchess
as The Dowager Duchess
Ruth Mitchell
as The Girl
as The Girl
Jim Carter
as Mr. Blackthorn
as Mr. Blackthorn
Arthur Kelly
as Grease remover seller
as Grease remover seller
Tony Frey
as
as
Irene Frederick
as
as
Siobhan Nicholas
as Chickweed seller
as Chickweed seller
Robin Meredith
as Crossing sweep
as Crossing sweep
Miranda Richardson
as Columbine / Rosalind / Ophelia
as Columbine / Rosalind / Ophelia
Joanna Brookes
as Stage actress
as Stage actress
Nora Connolly
as Stage actress
as Stage actress
John Dalby
as Stage actor
as Stage actor
Ron Emslie
as Stage actor
as Stage actor
Knight Mantell
as Stage actor
as Stage actor
Mark Arnold
as Stage actor
as Stage actor
Michael Feast
as Mr. Edwin
as Mr. Edwin
Michael Hordern
as Mr. Tatham
as Mr. Tatham
Peter Bailie
as
as
Jan Lower
as
as
Pamela Moiseiwitsch
as
as
John Moore
as
as
Malcolm Mudie
as
as
Simon Slater
as
as
John McEnery
as Mr. Maclean
as Mr. Maclean
Don Henderson
as Bob
as Bob
Michael Andrew
as
as
Graham Fletcher-Cook
as Whistling Billy
as Whistling Billy
David Grahame
as
as
Kenneth McClellan
as
as
John Tordoff
as
as
Robert Terson
as
as
Nick Edmett
as Grease buyer
as Grease buyer
Michael Medwin
as Mr. Wells
as Mr. Wells
Raymond Brody
as
as
Ronnie Brody
as
as
Alan Ford
as
as
Mark Lambert
as
as
Stewart Permutt
as
as
Peter Waddington
as
as
Maria Charles
as The Pure Gatherer
as The Pure Gatherer
Rosalie Crutchley
as Mrs. Harris
as Mrs. Harris
Ewen Bremner
as
as
Ron Cook
as
as
Christopher Hancock
as Joe
as Joe
Jessica James
as
as
Linda Kerr Scott
as
as
David Sterne
as
as
Preston Lockwood
as Mr. Benjamin
as Mr. Benjamin
James Cairncross
as Mr. Trott
as Mr. Trott
Maurice Elliot
as
as
Richard Henry
as
as
John Fahey
as
as
David Glover
as
as
Robert Putt
as
as
David Pugh
as
as
John Harding
as Mr. Priddle
as Mr. Priddle
Chris Darwin
as Theatre doorman
as Theatre doorman
Christine Ellerbeck
as
as
Harry Jones
as
as
Colleen McClure
as
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John Tramper
as
as
Nicolas Tennant
as Curley
as Curley
Charlie Bartle
as
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Fred Beauman
as
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Stephen Boyes
as
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Johnnie Clayton
as
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David Keyes
as Tom
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Dominic Geary
as
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Philip Gunderson
as
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Ray Martin
as
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Terry John
as
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Arthur Nightingale
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Harry Klein
as
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George Savvides
as Mr. Nick
as Mr. Nick
John Quarmby
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Harry Webster
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Dawn Charatan
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Joan Dainty
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Deddie Davies
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Mark Knox
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Dominic Martinez
as
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Stephen Rashbrook
as
as
Vince Starr
as
as
Paul Wilce
as
as
Michael Mears
as
as
Cyril Cusack
as The Ballad Seller
as The Ballad Seller
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