Where to watch Gay/Britten: The Beggar's Opera (1963) in the UK
Gay/Britten: The Beggar's Opera (1963) is not currently listed on any UK streaming, rental, or purchase service. Page generated on 27 September 2026 from provider data; confirm the exact offer before paying.
A huge success at its first performance in 1728 John Gay's The Beggar's Opera satirized the conventions of Italian opera, using popular tunes to tell the story of rogues and criminals. With his distinctive musical arrangements at its heart, Britten's 1948 adaptation was a significant revision, amounting to a new twentieth-century opera. The BBC film, originally broadcast in 1963, feature a superb cast of English singers..
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Cast & crew
Top-billed cast in Gay/Britten: The Beggar's Opera.
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Roger JeromeThe Beggar
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David HartleyThe Manager of the Company/Mat of the Mint
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Brian HandleyThe Stage Manager/Slippery Sam
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David KellyPeachum
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Bernard DickersonFilch/Wat Dreary
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Anna PollakMrs. Peachum
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Janet BakerPolly Peachum
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Kenneth McKellarCaptain Macheath
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