The Fool

Overview

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.

Directed by Christine Edzard

Top cast

Derek Jacobi

Mr. Frederick / Sir John

Paul Brooke

Lord Paramount

Julian Firth

John Tams

I

Ian Targett

P

Paddy Ward

J

Jo Warne

C

Chris Whittingham

R

Rory Murray

Henry Ottaway

Corin Redgrave

Sir Thomas Neathouse

S

Sally Ashby

Brenda Bruce

C

Cindy Oswin

B

Bernard Padden

E

Emma Piper

John Warner

Roger Hammond

Augustus Roddick

A

Alec Wallis

Marquess

Marty Cruikshank

C

Cordelia Ditton

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