BBC Proms: H.M.S. Pinafore
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7/16/2005
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.
Cast List
Peter Sidhom
as Dick Deadeye
Felicity Palmer
as Little Buttercup
Stephen Richardson
as Bob Becket
Neal Davies
as Captain Corcoran
Timothy Robinson
as Ralph Rackstraw
Sally Matthews
as Josephine
Richard Suart
as Sir Joseph Porter
Owen Gilhooly
as Bill Bobstay
Tim Brooke-Taylor
as Narrator
Wendy Dawn Thompson
as Cousin Hebe