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The Fool

Drama

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.

Date: 12/07/1990
Rating: 7.0
Cast: Derek Jacobi, Paul Brooke, Julian Firth, John Tams, Ian Targett, Paddy Ward, Jo Warne, Chris Whittingham, Rory Murray, Corin Redgrave, Sally Ashby, Brenda Bruce, Cindy Oswin, Bernard Padden, Emma Piper, John Warner, Roger Hammond, Alec Wallis, Marty Cruikshank, Cordelia Ditton, Susan Field, Graham Seed, Stanley Lloyd, Hilary Sesta, Murray Melvin, Jonathan Cecil, John Atkinson, Una Brandon-Jones, James Greene, Zoe Hicks, Brian Poyser, Norman Lumsden, Richard Clifford, Bill Wallis, Rosalind Adler, Rex Doyle, Reginald Jessup, Christine Pilgrim, Joanna Maude, Amanda Wenban, Hugh Lloyd, Frederick Treves, Ben Aris, Gregory Floy, Howard Goorney, Christopher Good, Petra Markham, Ian Lindsay, Irina Brook, Sarah Flind, Penny Bunton, Julian Bleach, Jean Murphy, Fiona McAlpine, Anne Romyn, Ann-Marie Gwatkin, James Cosmo, Terence Conoley, James Coyle, Stephen Daltry, Kit Jackson, Giles Oldershaw, David Trevena, Miriam Margolyes, Philip McGough, Iain Andrew, Mara Purcell, Eric Francis, Jack Gittings, Bill Stewart, Peter Wyatt, Ian Gelder, Joan Sims, Beth Ellis, Janet Henfrey, Merelina Kendall, Charmian May, Madeleine Moffat, Phillada Sewell, Dilys Hamlett, Maria Aitken, Laura Cox, Sally Faulkner, Tamsin Heatley, Darlene Johnson, Kristin Milward, Jane Wymark, Auriol Smith, Stratford Johns, Leon Davis, James Grant, Richard Graydon, Bruce Green, Patricia Napier, Peter Stockbridge, Richard Caldicot, Patricia Hayes, Ruth Mitchell, Jim Carter, Arthur Kelly, Tony Frey, Irene Frederick, Siobhan Nicholas, Robin Meredith, Miranda Richardson, Joanna Brookes, Nora Connolly, John Dalby, Ron Emslie, Knight Mantell, Mark Arnold, Michael Feast, Michael Hordern, Peter Bailie, Jan Lower, Pamela Moiseiwitsch, John Moore, Malcolm Mudie, Simon Slater, John McEnery, Don Henderson, Michael Andrew, Graham Fletcher-Cook, David Grahame, Kenneth McClellan, John Tordoff, Robert Terson, Nick Edmett, Michael Medwin, Raymond Brody, Ronnie Brody, Alan Ford, Mark Lambert, Stewart Permutt, Peter Waddington, Maria Charles, Rosalie Crutchley, Ewen Bremner, Ron Cook, Christopher Hancock, Jessica James, Linda Kerr Scott, David Sterne, Preston Lockwood, James Cairncross, Maurice Elliot, Richard Henry, John Fahey, David Glover, Robert Putt, David Pugh, John Harding, Chris Darwin, Christine Ellerbeck, Harry Jones, Colleen McClure, John Tramper, Nicolas Tennant, Charlie Bartle, Fred Beauman, Stephen Boyes, Johnnie Clayton, David Keyes, Dominic Geary, Philip Gunderson, Ray Martin, Terry John, Arthur Nightingale, Harry Klein, George Savvides, John Quarmby, Harry Webster, Dawn Charatan, Joan Dainty, Deddie Davies, Mark Knox, Dominic Martinez, Stephen Rashbrook, Vince Starr, Paul Wilce, Michael Mears, Cyril Cusack

Derek Jacobi as Mr. Frederick / Sir John in The Fool Derek Jacobi

Paul Brooke as Lord Paramount in The Fool Paul Brooke

Julian Firth as  in The Fool Julian Firth

John Tams as  in The Fool John Tams

Ian Targett

Paddy Ward

Jo Warne as  in The Fool Jo Warne

Chris Whittingham

Rory Murray

Corin Redgrave as Sir Thomas Neathouse in The Fool Corin Redgrave

Sally Ashby

Brenda Bruce as  in The Fool Brenda Bruce

Cindy Oswin

Bernard Padden

Emma Piper

John Warner as  in The Fool John Warner

Roger Hammond as Augustus Roddick in The Fool Roger Hammond

Alec Wallis

Marty Cruikshank as  in The Fool Marty Cruikshank

Cordelia Ditton

Susan Field

Graham Seed

Stanley Lloyd

Hilary Sesta

Murray Melvin as Jeremy Ruttle in The Fool Murray Melvin

Jonathan Cecil as Sir Martin Locket in The Fool Jonathan Cecil

John Atkinson

Una Brandon-Jones as  in The Fool Una Brandon-Jones

James Greene

Zoe Hicks

Brian Poyser

Norman Lumsden as  in The Fool Norman Lumsden

Richard Clifford as George Locket in The Fool Richard Clifford

Bill Wallis as Henry Beauchamp-Harper in The Fool Bill Wallis

Rosalind Adler as  in The Fool Rosalind Adler

Rex Doyle

Reginald Jessup

Christine Pilgrim

Joanna Maude

Amanda Wenban

Hugh Lloyd as Viscount in The Fool Hugh Lloyd

Frederick Treves

Ben Aris

Gregory Floy as  in The Fool Gregory Floy

Howard Goorney as  in The Fool Howard Goorney

Christopher Good as  in The Fool Christopher Good

Petra Markham as  in The Fool Petra Markham

Ian Lindsay as  in The Fool Ian Lindsay

Irina Brook

Sarah Flind as  in The Fool Sarah Flind

Penny Bunton

Julian Bleach as  in The Fool Julian Bleach

Jean Murphy

Fiona McAlpine

Anne Romyn

Ann-Marie Gwatkin

James Cosmo as Mr. Bowring in The Fool James Cosmo

Terence Conoley

James Coyle

Stephen Daltry

Kit Jackson

Giles Oldershaw

David Trevena

Miriam Margolyes as Mrs. Bowring in The Fool Miriam Margolyes

Philip McGough as Mr. Croker in The Fool Philip McGough

Iain Andrew

Mara Purcell

Eric Francis

Jack Gittings

Bill Stewart as  in The Fool Bill Stewart

Peter Wyatt

Ian Gelder as Henry Gibbs in The Fool Ian Gelder

Joan Sims as Lady Daphne in The Fool Joan Sims

Beth Ellis

Janet Henfrey as  in The Fool Janet Henfrey

Merelina Kendall

Charmian May

Madeleine Moffat

Phillada Sewell

Dilys Hamlett as Lady Emma in The Fool Dilys Hamlett

Maria Aitken as Lady Amelia in The Fool Maria Aitken

Laura Cox

Sally Faulkner as  in The Fool Sally Faulkner

Tamsin Heatley

Darlene Johnson as  in The Fool Darlene Johnson

Kristin Milward

Jane Wymark as  in The Fool Jane Wymark

Auriol Smith

Stratford Johns as Arthur Shillibeer in The Fool Stratford Johns

Leon Davis

James Grant

Richard Graydon as  in The Fool Richard Graydon

Bruce Green

Patricia Napier

Peter Stockbridge

Richard Caldicot as Duke in The Fool Richard Caldicot

Patricia Hayes as The Dowager Duchess in The Fool Patricia Hayes

Ruth Mitchell

Jim Carter as Mr. Blackthorn in The Fool Jim Carter

Arthur Kelly

Tony Frey

Irene Frederick

Siobhan Nicholas

Robin Meredith

Miranda Richardson as Columbine / Rosalind / Ophelia in The Fool Miranda Richardson

Joanna Brookes as Stage actress in The Fool Joanna Brookes

Nora Connolly as Stage actress in The Fool Nora Connolly

John Dalby

Ron Emslie

Knight Mantell

Mark Arnold as Stage actor in The Fool Mark Arnold

Michael Feast as Mr. Edwin in The Fool Michael Feast

Michael Hordern as Mr. Tatham in The Fool Michael Hordern

Peter Bailie

Jan Lower

Pamela Moiseiwitsch

John Moore

Malcolm Mudie

Simon Slater

John McEnery as Mr. Maclean in The Fool John McEnery

Don Henderson as Bob in The Fool Don Henderson

Michael Andrew as  in The Fool Michael Andrew

Graham Fletcher-Cook

David Grahame

Kenneth McClellan

John Tordoff as  in The Fool John Tordoff

Robert Terson

Nick Edmett

Michael Medwin as Mr. Wells in The Fool Michael Medwin

Raymond Brody

Ronnie Brody as  in The Fool Ronnie Brody

Alan Ford as  in The Fool Alan Ford

Mark Lambert as  in The Fool Mark Lambert

Stewart Permutt

Peter Waddington

Maria Charles as The Pure Gatherer in The Fool Maria Charles

Rosalie Crutchley as Mrs. Harris in The Fool Rosalie Crutchley

Ewen Bremner as  in The Fool Ewen Bremner

Ron Cook as  in The Fool Ron Cook

Christopher Hancock as Joe in The Fool Christopher Hancock

Jessica James as  in The Fool Jessica James

Linda Kerr Scott as  in The Fool Linda Kerr Scott

David Sterne as  in The Fool David Sterne

Preston Lockwood as Mr. Benjamin in The Fool Preston Lockwood

James Cairncross

Maurice Elliot

Richard Henry

John Fahey

David Glover as  in The Fool David Glover

Robert Putt as  in The Fool Robert Putt

David Pugh as  in The Fool David Pugh

John Harding

Chris Darwin as Theatre doorman in The Fool Chris Darwin

Christine Ellerbeck as  in The Fool Christine Ellerbeck

Harry Jones

Colleen McClure

John Tramper

Nicolas Tennant

Charlie Bartle

Fred Beauman

Stephen Boyes

Johnnie Clayton

David Keyes as Tom in The Fool David Keyes

Dominic Geary

Philip Gunderson

Ray Martin

Terry John

Arthur Nightingale

Harry Klein

George Savvides as Mr. Nick in The Fool George Savvides

John Quarmby as  in The Fool John Quarmby

Harry Webster

Dawn Charatan

Joan Dainty

Deddie Davies

Mark Knox

Dominic Martinez

Stephen Rashbrook as  in The Fool Stephen Rashbrook

Vince Starr

Paul Wilce

Michael Mears as  in The Fool Michael Mears

Cyril Cusack as The Ballad Seller in The Fool Cyril Cusack