Topsy-Turvy

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.

• Mike LeighWriter
• Mike LeighDirector
• Carl DavisOriginal Music Composer

• Jim BroadbentW. S. Gilbert
• Allan CordunerSir Arthur Sullivan
• Timothy SpallRichard Temple (The Mikado)
• Lesley ManvilleLucy Gilbert
• Ron CookRichard D'Oyly Carte
• Wendy NottinghamHelen Lenoir
• Kevin McKiddDurward Lely (Nanki-Poo)
• Shirley HendersonLeonora Braham (Yum-Yum)
• Dorothy AtkinsonJessie Bond
• Martin SavageGeorge Grossmith
• Eleanor DavidFanny Ronalds
• Sam KellyRichard Barker