"A historical adaptation of John Gay's 18th Century ballad opera, exuberantly performed for BBC television."
Roger Daltrey
as Macheath
Bob Hoskins
as Beggar
Graham Crowden
as Player
Stratford Johns
as Peachum
Patricia Routledge
as Mrs. Peachum
Gawn Grainger
as Ben Budge
Ken Stott
as Jeremy Twitcher
Don Estelle
as Crook Fingered Jack
Rosemary Ashe
as Lucy Lockit
Peter Bayliss
as Lockit
John Benfield
as Jailer
Isla Blair
as Jenny Diver
Gaye Brown
as Mrs. Trapes
Jeannie Crowther
as Mrs. Coaxer
Derek Deadman
as Drawer
Paddy Navin
as Suky Tawdry
Leslie Sarony
as Nimming Ned
Iris Saunders
as Betty Doxy
Peter Spraggon
as Harry Paddington
Jonathan Miller
Director
John Gay
Original Film Writer
