Topsy-Turvy
15/12/1999
For nearly a decade, Gilbert and Sullivan’s collaborations have delighted the English people. But in 1884, as a London heat wave cuts into the theater trade, their latest work, "Princess Ida", receives lukewarm press. In an effort to reconcile their creative differences and drawing inspiration from Japanese culture, they went on to create the hit opera "The Mikado", one of the duo's greatest successes.
Movie Information
Jim Broadbent
as W. S. Gilbert
Allan Corduner
as Sir Arthur Sullivan
Timothy Spall
as Richard Temple (The Mikado)
Lesley Manville
as Lucy Gilbert
Ron Cook
as Richard D'Oyly Carte
Wendy Nottingham
as Helen Lenoir
Kevin McKidd
as Durward Lely (Nanki-Poo)
Shirley Henderson
as Leonora Braham (Yum-Yum)
Dorothy Atkinson
as Jessie Bond
Martin Savage
as George Grossmith
Eleanor David
as Fanny Ronalds
Sam Kelly
as Richard Barker
Andy Serkis
as John D'Auban
Charles Simon
as Gilbert's Father
Vincent Franklin
as Rutland Barrington
Cathy Sara
as Sybil Grey
Nicholas Woodeson
as Mr. Seymour
Jonathan Aris
as Wilhelm
Stefan Bednarczyk
as Frank Cellier
Mark Benton
as Mr Price
Eve Pearce
as Gilbert's Mother
Lavinia Bertram
as Florence Gilbert
Theresa Watson
as Maude Gilbert
Kenneth Hadley
as Pidgeon
Michael Simkins
as Frederick Bovill
Dexter Fletcher
as Louis
Louise Gold
as Rosinda Brandram
Kate Doherty
as Mrs Judd
Sukie Smith
as Clothilde
Mia Soteriou
as Mrs. Russell
Akemi Otani
as Dancer
Togo Igawa
as First Kabuki Actor
Kanako Morishita
as Shamisen Player
Naoko Mori
as Miss 'Sixpence Please'
Eiji Kusuhara
as Second Kabuki Actor
Alison Steadman
as Madame Leon
Francis Lee
as Butt
Katrin Cartlidge
as Madame
Julia Rayner
as Mademoiselle Fromage
Angela Curran
as Miss Morton
Brid Brennan
as Mad Woman
Ashley Jensen
as Miss Tringham
Richard Coyle
as Mr. Hammond
Kacey Ainsworth
as Miss Fitzherbert
Debbie Chazen
as Miss Kingsley
Rosie Cavaliero
as Miss Monroe
Monica Dolan
as Miss Barnes
Steve Speirs
as Mr Kent
Mary Roscoe
as Miss Carlyle
Matt Bardock
as Mr Tripp
Paul Rider
as Mr Bentley
Kevin Walton
as Mr Evans
Mary Roscoe
as Miss Carlyle
Gemma Page
as Miss Langton-James
Sarah Howe
as Miss Woods
Teresa Gallagher
as Miss Coleford
Anna Francolini
as Miss Biddles
Sophie Duval
as Miss Brown
Michelle Chadwick
as Miss Warren
Wayne Cater
as Mr Rhys
Simon Butteriss
as Mr Lewis
Lorraine Brunning
as Miss Jardine
Nicholas Boulton
as Mr Conyngham
Richard Attlee
as Mr Gordon
Ashley Artus
as Mr Marchmont
Paul Barnhill
as Mr Flagstone
John Warnaby
as Mr Sanders
Julie Jupp
as Miss Meadows
Heather Craney
as Miss Russell
Shaun Glanville
as Mr Harris
Julian Bleach
as Mr Plank
Millie Gregory
as Alice
Michael Simkins
as Frederick Bovell
Neil Humphries
as Boy Actor
Keeley Gainey
as Maidservant
Toksan Takahashi
as Calligrapher
Kimi Shaw
as Spinner
Nick Bartlett
as Stage Hand
Gary Dunnington
as Fred Baker
Amanda Crossley
as Emily
Matthew Mills
as Walter Simmonds
David Neville
as Dentist
Philippe Constantin
as Paris Waiter
Jenny Pickering
as Second Prostitute
Gary Yershon
as Pianist in Brothel
Adam Searles
as Shrimp
William Neenan
as Cook
Geoffrey Hutchings
as Armourer
Roger Heathcott
as Stage Doorkeeper
