BBC Proms: H.M.S. Pinafore

Synopsis

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.

Top cast

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Peter Sidhom

Dick Deadeye

Felicity Palmer

Little Buttercup

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Stephen Richardson

Bob Becket

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Neal Davies

Captain Corcoran

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Timothy Robinson

Ralph Rackstraw

Sally Matthews

Josephine

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Richard Suart

Sir Joseph Porter

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Owen Gilhooly

Bill Bobstay

Tim Brooke-Taylor

Narrator

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Wendy Dawn Thompson

Cousin Hebe