BBC Proms: H.M.S. Pinafore

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.

• William S. GilbertWriter

• Peter SidhomDick Deadeye
• Felicity PalmerLittle Buttercup
• Stephen RichardsonBob Becket
• Neal DaviesCaptain Corcoran
• Timothy RobinsonRalph Rackstraw
• Sally MatthewsJosephine
• Richard SuartSir Joseph Porter
• Owen GilhoolyBill Bobstay
• Tim Brooke-TaylorNarrator
• Wendy Dawn ThompsonCousin Hebe