The Beggar's Opera

Name: The Beggar's Opera
Director: Jonathan Miller
Genre: Crime, Musical, Music
Released: 1983-01-01
Duration: 8100000 s
Cast: Roger Daltrey, Bob Hoskins, Graham Crowden

Directed by Jonathan Miller

1983 2h 15m[Crime](/on-demand/category/crime), [Musical](/on-demand/category/musical)

6.45.5

A historical adaptation of John Gay's 18th Century ballad opera, exuberantly performed for BBC television. With its story of a condemned highwayman, it brings to life the greed, lust and corruption of low-life London.