Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done

Overview

Able Seaman Dick Deadeye is charged by Queen Victoria to find the stolen Ultimate Secret. His ugliness means that his life has always been lonely but a buxom barmaid takes a shine to him. Together, they battle pirates and an evil magician before discovering that the Ultimate Secret is nothing but LOVE! Using songs based on the original works of Gilbert and Sullivan (but updated with modern lyrics), this film was created to commemorate the centenary anniversary of the first collaboration of the composers of the Savoy Operas.

Directed by Bill Melendez

Top cast

Victor Spinetti

Dick Deadeye (voice)

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Peter Reeves

Sorceror / Captain of the Pinafore (voice)

George A. Cooper

The Pirate King (voice)

Miriam Karlin

Little Buttercup / Utopian Maiden (voice)

John Newton

Nanki Poo (voice)

Julia McKenzie

Rose Maybud (voice)

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Francis Ghent

Monarch of the Sea / Major General (voice)

Barry Cryer

Judge (voice)

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Beth Porter

Yum-Yum / Princess Zara / Queen Victoria (voice)

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Linda Lewis

Yum-Yum (singing voice)

Long John Baldry

Monarch of the Sea / Major General (singing voice)

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Liza Strike

Rose Maybud (singing voice)

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Ian Samwell

The Pirate King / The Prisoner (singing voice)

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Casey Kelly

Nanki Poo (singing voice)

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