Synopsis

For nearly a decade, Gilbert and Sullivan’s collaborations have delighted the English people. But in 1884, as a London heat wave cuts into the theater trade, their latest work, "Princess Ida", receives lukewarm press. In an effort to reconcile their creative differences and drawing inspiration from Japanese culture, they went on to create the hit opera "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

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Charles Simon

Gilbert's Father

Vincent Franklin

Rutland Barrington

Cathy Sara

Sybil Grey

Nicholas Woodeson

Mr. Seymour

Jonathan Aris

Wilhelm

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Stefan Bednarczyk

Frank Cellier

Mark Benton

Mr Price

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Eve Pearce

Gilbert's Mother

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Lavinia Bertram

Florence Gilbert

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Theresa Watson

Maude Gilbert

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Kenneth Hadley

Pidgeon

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