The Fool

The Fool (1990)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1990-12-07
  • User Rating: 7/10 from 2 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 20min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Sands Films
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Christine Edzard
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Summary

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.

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  • Derek Jacobi

    as Mr. Frederick / Sir John

  • Paul Brooke

    as Lord Paramount

  • Julian Firth

    as

  • John Tams

    as

  • Ian Targett

    as

  • Paddy Ward

    as

  • Jo Warne

    as

  • Chris Whittingham

    as

  • Rory Murray

    as Henry Ottaway

  • Corin Redgrave

    as Sir Thomas Neathouse

  • Sally Ashby

    as

  • Brenda Bruce

    as

  • Cindy Oswin

    as

  • Bernard Padden

    as

  • Emma Piper

    as

  • John Warner

    as

  • Roger Hammond

    as Augustus Roddick

  • Alec Wallis

    as Marquess

  • Marty Cruikshank

    as

  • Cordelia Ditton

    as

  • Susan Field

    as

  • Graham Seed

    as

  • Stanley Lloyd

    as

  • Hilary Sesta

    as

  • Murray Melvin

    as Jeremy Ruttle

  • Jonathan Cecil

    as Sir Martin Locket

  • John Atkinson

    as

  • Una Brandon-Jones

    as

  • James Greene

    as

  • Zoe Hicks

    as

  • Brian Poyser

    as

  • Norman Lumsden

    as

  • Richard Clifford

    as George Locket

  • Bill Wallis

    as Henry Beauchamp-Harper

  • Rosalind Adler

    as

  • Rex Doyle

    as

  • Reginald Jessup

    as

  • Christine Pilgrim

    as

  • Joanna Maude

    as

  • Amanda Wenban

    as

  • Hugh Lloyd

    as Viscount

  • Frederick Treves

    as Samuel Simpson

  • Ben Aris

    as

  • Gregory Floy

    as

  • Howard Goorney

    as

  • Christopher Good

    as

  • Petra Markham

    as

  • Ian Lindsay

    as

  • Irina Brook

    as Georgiana Shillibeer

  • Sarah Flind

    as

  • Penny Bunton

    as

  • Julian Bleach

    as

  • Jean Murphy

    as

  • Fiona McAlpine

    as

  • Anne Romyn

    as

  • Ann-Marie Gwatkin

    as Emily

  • James Cosmo

    as Mr. Bowring

  • Terence Conoley

    as

  • James Coyle

    as

  • Stephen Daltry

    as

  • Kit Jackson

    as

  • Giles Oldershaw

    as

  • David Trevena

    as

  • Miriam Margolyes

    as Mrs. Bowring

  • Philip McGough

    as Mr. Croker

  • Iain Andrew

    as

  • Mara Purcell

    as

  • Eric Francis

    as

  • Jack Gittings

    as

  • Bill Stewart

    as

  • Peter Wyatt

    as

  • Ian Gelder

    as Henry Gibbs

  • Joan Sims

    as Lady Daphne

  • Beth Ellis

    as

  • Janet Henfrey

    as

  • Merelina Kendall

    as

  • Charmian May

    as

  • Madeleine Moffat

    as

  • Phillada Sewell

    as

  • Dilys Hamlett

    as Lady Emma

  • Maria Aitken

    as Lady Amelia

  • Laura Cox

    as

  • Sally Faulkner

    as

  • Tamsin Heatley

    as

  • Darlene Johnson

    as

  • Kristin Milward

    as

  • Jane Wymark

    as

  • Auriol Smith

    as Lady Augusta

  • Stratford Johns

    as Arthur Shillibeer

  • Leon Davis

    as

  • James Grant

    as

  • Richard Graydon

    as

  • Bruce Green

    as

  • Patricia Napier

    as

  • Peter Stockbridge

    as

  • Richard Caldicot

    as Duke

  • Patricia Hayes

    as The Dowager Duchess

  • Ruth Mitchell

    as The Girl

  • Jim Carter

    as Mr. Blackthorn

  • Arthur Kelly

    as Grease remover seller

  • Tony Frey

    as

  • Irene Frederick

    as

  • Siobhan Nicholas

    as Chickweed seller

  • Robin Meredith

    as Crossing sweep

  • Miranda Richardson

    as Columbine / Rosalind / Ophelia

  • Joanna Brookes

    as Stage actress

  • Nora Connolly

    as Stage actress

  • John Dalby

    as Stage actor

  • Ron Emslie

    as Stage actor

  • Knight Mantell

    as Stage actor

  • Mark Arnold

    as Stage actor

  • Michael Feast

    as Mr. Edwin

  • Michael Hordern

    as Mr. Tatham

  • Peter Bailie

    as

  • Jan Lower

    as

  • Pamela Moiseiwitsch

    as

  • John Moore

    as

  • Malcolm Mudie

    as

  • Simon Slater

    as

  • John McEnery

    as Mr. Maclean

  • Don Henderson

    as Bob

  • Michael Andrew

    as

  • Graham Fletcher-Cook

    as Whistling Billy

  • David Grahame

    as

  • Kenneth McClellan

    as

  • John Tordoff

    as

  • Robert Terson

    as

  • Nick Edmett

    as Grease buyer

  • Michael Medwin

    as Mr. Wells

  • Raymond Brody

    as

  • Ronnie Brody

    as

  • Alan Ford

    as

  • Mark Lambert

    as

  • Stewart Permutt

    as

  • Peter Waddington

    as

  • Maria Charles

    as The Pure Gatherer

  • Rosalie Crutchley

    as Mrs. Harris

  • Ewen Bremner

    as

  • Ron Cook

    as

  • Christopher Hancock

    as Joe

  • Jessica James

    as

  • Linda Kerr Scott

    as

  • David Sterne

    as

  • Preston Lockwood

    as Mr. Benjamin

  • James Cairncross

    as Mr. Trott

  • Maurice Elliot

    as

  • Richard Henry

    as

  • John Fahey

    as

  • David Glover

    as

  • Robert Putt

    as

  • David Pugh

    as

  • John Harding

    as Mr. Priddle

  • Chris Darwin

    as Theatre doorman

  • Christine Ellerbeck

    as

  • Harry Jones

    as

  • Colleen McClure

    as

  • John Tramper

    as

  • Nicolas Tennant

    as Curley

  • Charlie Bartle

    as

  • Fred Beauman

    as

  • Stephen Boyes

    as

  • Johnnie Clayton

    as

  • David Keyes

    as Tom

  • Dominic Geary

    as

  • Philip Gunderson

    as

  • Ray Martin

    as

  • Terry John

    as

  • Arthur Nightingale

    as

  • Harry Klein

    as

  • George Savvides

    as Mr. Nick

  • John Quarmby

    as

  • Harry Webster

    as

  • Dawn Charatan

    as

  • Joan Dainty

    as

  • Deddie Davies

    as

  • Mark Knox

    as

  • Dominic Martinez

    as

  • Stephen Rashbrook

    as

  • Vince Starr

    as

  • Paul Wilce

    as

  • Michael Mears

    as

  • Cyril Cusack

    as The Ballad Seller
Directing Christine Edzard Director
Writing Christine Edzard Writer
Writing Olivier Stockman Writer
Sound Michel Sanvoisin Original Music Composer
Camera Robin Vidgeon Director of Photography
Editing Olivier Stockman Editor
Production Celia Bannerman Casting
Art Christine Edzard Art Direction
Crew John Tyler Presenter
Crew Dave Goodie Thanks
Crew David Wilmore Thanks
Crew Salo Gardner Thanks
Crew Iris Rougler Thanks
Editing Brian Wynne Colorist
Editing Terry Lee Colorist
Editing Frank Reid Colorist
Camera Daniel Meadows Still Photographer
Crew John McMillan Sets & Props Artist
Crew Terry Thompson Sets & Props Artist
Crew Alan Hausmann Sets & Props Artist
Crew Alan Weeks Sets & Props Artist
Crew Ronnie Barlow Sets & Props Artist
Crew Albert Grassi Sets & Props Artist
Crew Peter Cheesman Sets & Props Artist
Crew Neale Brown Sets & Props Artist
Crew Olivier Stockman Sets & Props Artist
Crew Richard Feroze Sets & Props Artist
Crew Bill Clayton Sets & Props Artist
Crew Jim Thompson Sets & Props Artist
Crew Justin Grassi Sets & Props Artist
Crew Billy Hoven Sets & Props Artist
Crew Hugh Doherty Sets & Props Artist
Crew Mark Sonnex Sets & Props Artist
Crew Mary McGowan Sets & Props Artist
Crew Charlie McMillan Sets & Props Artist
Crew Peter Seater Sets & Props Artist
Crew Janis Barlow Sets & Props Artist
Crew Robert Bray Sets & Props Artist
Crew Adam Clarkson Sets & Props Artist
Crew Jennifer Moseley Sets & Props Artist
Crew Johanna Sonnex Sets & Props Artist
Crew Annabel Hands Sets & Props Artist
Crew Rotislav Doboujinsky Sets & Props Artist
Crew Tony Alcock Sets & Props Artist
Crew Sarah Alcock Sets & Props Artist
Crew Simon Clarkson Sets & Props Artist
Crew Sabine Duthil Sets & Props Artist
Crew Emma Thistlethwaite Sets & Props Artist
Crew John Evans Sets & Props Artist
Crew Clare Wilkinson Sets & Props Artist
Crew Catherine Goodley Sets & Props Artist
Crew Stephanie Gwatkin Sets & Props Artist
Crew John Barratt Sets & Props Artist
Crew Caroline Gardner Sets & Props Artist
Crew Jo Measure Sets & Props Artist
Crew Toppet Moore Sets & Props Artist
Crew Helen Pettit Sets & Props Artist
Crew Matthew Shrubb Sets & Props Artist
Crew Judith Thorp Sets & Props Artist
Costume & Make-Up Barbara Sonnex Costumer
Costume & Make-Up Sarah Bennie Costumer
Costume & Make-Up Joyce Carter Costumer
Costume & Make-Up Jayne Lambert Costumer
Costume & Make-Up Shirley Nevin Costumer
Costume & Make-Up Linda James Costumer
Costume & Make-Up Diane Wren Costumer
Costume & Make-Up Harry Ellam Costumer
Costume & Make-Up Carrie Bayliss Costumer
Costume & Make-Up Jacky Green Costumer
Costume & Make-Up Lilla Griffin Costumer
Costume & Make-Up Annette Heron Costumer
Costume & Make-Up Iona Kenrick Costumer
Costume & Make-Up Doris Philpott Costumer
Costume & Make-Up Julie Yule Costumer
Costume & Make-Up Marion Weise Costumer
Costume & Make-Up Pam Meager Hairdresser
Costume & Make-Up Sam Bear Hairdresser
Costume & Make-Up Delia Latham Hairdresser
Costume & Make-Up Liz Michie Hairdresser
Costume & Make-Up Elizabeth Moss Hairdresser
Costume & Make-Up Sally Neale Hairdresser
Production Celia Bannerman Other
Production Lisa Barlow Other
Production Tana Berry Other
Production Louise Brooks Other
Production Sabine Goodwin Other
Production John Griffin Other
Production Colin Wilcox Other
Production Trevor Mathurin Other
Production Trevor Ingman Other
Production Tina Barr Other
Production Emma Burge Other
Production Rita Dean Other
Production Charlotte Darwin Other
Production Jonny Kurzman Other
Production Norman Swindell Other
Production Linda Gregory Other
Production Olivier Stockman Other
Production Rosie Canavan Other
Production Karen Finch Other
Production Jacqui Fitzsimmons Other
Production Molly Hoven Other
Production David Johnson Other
Production Frances Lynch Other
Production Ray Julian Other
Production Karen Kelly Other
Production John Thompson Other
Sound Godfrey Kirby Sound
Sound Tim Watts Sound
Sound Geoffrey Simm Sound
Sound Margaret Barrett Sound
Sound Paul Carr Sound
Sound Brian Paxton Sound
Camera Mick Mason Camera Technician
Camera Paul Evans Camera Technician
Camera Michaela Mason Camera Technician
Camera Malcolm May Camera Technician
Camera Mark Moriarty Camera Technician
Camera John Fletcher Camera Technician
Lighting Robin Vidgeon Lighting Technician
Lighting Jack Collins Lighting Technician
Lighting Chris Mortley Lighting Technician
Lighting Ray Wardley Lighting Technician
Lighting Colin Vinton Lighting Technician
Production Richard Goodwin Producer
Production Christine Edzard Producer
Production Celia Bannerman Associate Producer
Writing Henry Mayhew Original Concept
Crew Fraser Maclean Sets & Props Artist

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