''The Beggar Bride'' was a 1997 British two-part television programme adapted from the Gillian White novel of the same name.

Overview

It was released on VHS in 1999 by 2 Entertain Video.

Cast and crew

Cast

Keeley Hawes Claire Julia Hawes (born 10 February 1976), known professionally as Keeley Hawes, is an English actress. After beginning her career in a number of literary adaptations, including ''Our Mutual Friend'' (1998) and ''Tipping the Velvet'' (2002), Haw ...

as Angela Harper * Nicholas Jones as Sir Fabian Ormerod *

Joe Duttine Joe Duttine, sometimes credited as Jo Duttine (born 30 June 1970), is an English film, theatre and television actor. He currently plays Tim Metcalfe in '' Coronation Street''. He is also known for his role in '' Shameless'' as Cameron Donnell ...

as Billy Harper *

Kacey Ainsworth Kacey Ainsworth (born 19 October 1968) is an English actress, best known for portraying the role of Little Mo in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' and Cathy Keating in ITV drama ''Grantchester''. Early life Ainsworth trained at the Royal Centr ...

as Tina *Jessica and Stephanie Foulger as the babies *

Jean Anderson Jean Anderson (12 December 1907 – 1 April 2001) was an English actress best remembered for her television roles as hard-faced matriarch Mary Hammond in the BBC drama '' The Brothers'' (1972–1976) and as rebellious aristocrat Lady Jocelyn "J ...

as Lady Alice Hurleston *Angela Belton as WDC Jones *

T. R. Bowen Trevor Bowen (sometimes T. R. Bowen, born 1941 in Rangoon, Burma) is an English actor and screenwriter who has appeared frequently in British television dramas since the mid-1960s. Early life He is the son of Major General W. O. Bowen and w ...

as Jerry (as Trevor Bowen) * John Bowler as Inspector Hayes *Elena Byers as Pandora Ormerod *Joanna Byers as Tabitha Ormerod * Constance Chapman as Nanny Ba Ba *

Maurice Denham William Maurice Denham OBE (23 December 1909 – 24 July 2002) was an English character actor who appeared in over 100 films and television programmes in his long career. Family Denham was born on 23 December 1909 in Beckenham, Kent, the son ...

as Lord Evelyn Hurleston *Iain Easton as Robert *Ian Easton as Robert (the chauffeur) *Francesca Folan as Ruth Hubbard *

Miles Harvey Miles Harvey is an American journalist and author. He is best known for his 2000 book, ''The Island of Lost Maps'', which recounted the story of a Floridian named Gilbert Bland, who stole old and precious maps from libraries across America. H ...

as Aaron Teale *Diana Kent as Ffiona Ormerod *

Richard Lintern Richard Charles Lintern (born 8 October 1962) is an English stage, voice and screen actor. Early life Lintern was born in Taunton, Somerset. He studied English Literature at Durham University. He subsequently won a scholarship to the Royal A ...

as Callister *

Lizzie Mickery Elizabeth Mickery is a British writer and former actress. She was known for her role as Maggie Thorpe in the BBC television drama series '' Tenko'', roles in ''Emmerdale Farm'', ''Juliet Bravo'', '' Lovejoy'', '' Heartbeat'', ''Woof!'', ''The Mer ...

as Sandra Baines *Georgina Sutcliffe as Laura *Charlotte Williams as Honesty Ormerod *Nicholas Pepworth as the wedding photographer *Jessica Smith as Harry #2

Crew

*Director:

Diarmuid Lawrence Diarmuid Seton Lawrence (15 October 1947 – 20 September 2019) was an English television director. Born in Westcliff-on-Sea in Essex, Lawrence began his career in 1978 as a production assistant on the BBC television drama ''Pennies from Heaven ( ...

*Producer:

Kate Harwood Kate Harwood is a British television producer. She became managing director of the revived Euston Films in summer 2014. Early life Kate graduated from the University of Birmingham with a degree in Drama and Theatre Arts in 1981 before becoming an ...

*Executive Producer:

Michael Wearing Michael Wearing (12 March 1939 – 5 May 2017) was a British television producer, who spent much of his career working on drama productions for the BBC. He is best known as the producer of the well received serials ''Boys from the Blackstuff'' (198 ...

*Script:

and Gillian White (novel)

Music

She's a Star "She's a Star" is a song written and performed by British alternative rock band James (band), James. It was released on 10 February 1997 as the first single from their seventh studio album, ''Whiplash (album), Whiplash'' (1997). "She's a Star" r ...

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James James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguat ...

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You've Got a Lot to Answer For "You've Got A Lot To Answer For" is a song written by Cerys Matthews and Mark Roberts and recorded by Welsh rock band Catatonia. Taken from their debut album, ''Way Beyond Blue'', it became the band's first Top 40 hit, peaking at no. 35, largely ...

" by

Catatonia Catatonia is a complex neuropsychiatric behavioral syndrome that is characterized by abnormal movements, immobility, abnormal behaviors, and withdrawal. The onset of catatonia can be acute or subtle and symptoms can wax, wane, or change during ...

External links

Interview with Keeley Hawes on her website
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