BBC Proms: H.M.S. Pinafore

Overview

Captain's daughter Josephine and common sailor Ralph Rackstraw are in love. However, their relationship is complicated by her arranged marriage to the high-ranking Sir Joseph Porter. A secret about the characters' true identities revealed by Little Buttercup, which leads to a farcical resolution. BBC Proms version of the Gilbert & Sullivan romantic comedy, shot at the Royal Albert Hall.

Top cast

P

Peter Sidhom

Dick Deadeye

Felicity Palmer

Little Buttercup

S

Stephen Richardson

Bob Becket

N

Neal Davies

Captain Corcoran

T

Timothy Robinson

Ralph Rackstraw

Sally Matthews

Josephine

R

Richard Suart

Sir Joseph Porter

O

Owen Gilhooly

Bill Bobstay

Tim Brooke-Taylor

Narrator

W

Wendy Dawn Thompson

Cousin Hebe

Details