BBC Proms: H.M.S. Pinafore

Overview

Captain's daughter Josephine and common sailor Ralph Rackstraw are in love. However, their relationship is complicated by her arranged marriage to the high-ranking Sir Joseph Porter. A secret about the characters' true identities revealed by Little Buttercup, which leads to a farcical resolution. BBC Proms version of the Gilbert & Sullivan romantic comedy, shot at the Royal Albert Hall.

Cast

Peter Sidhom

Dick Deadeye

Felicity Palmer

Little Buttercup

Stephen Richardson

Bob Becket

Neal Davies

Captain Corcoran

Timothy Robinson

Ralph Rackstraw

Sally Matthews

Josephine

Richard Suart

Sir Joseph Porter

Owen Gilhooly

Bill Bobstay

Tim Brooke-Taylor

Narrator

Wendy Dawn Thompson

Cousin Hebe