The Fool (1990) - AZ Movies

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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Cast
Crew

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
Editing	Olivier Stockman	Editor
Camera	Robin Vidgeon	Director of Photography
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