Lost Empires

In 1913, young Richard Herncastle joins his Uncle Nick's magic act and is introduced to the enchanted world of the British music hall. Travelling from one city to the next, assisting at conjuring acts and disappearing acts, Richard comes to know romance, politics, and high adventure. The next year, in a true and terrifying vanishing act, the guns of August blast away that world forever.

• Alan GrintWriter
• Ian CurteisWriter
• Alan GrintDirector

• Colin FirthRichard Herncastle
• John CastleNick Ollanton
• Laurence OlivierHarry Burrard
• Beatie EdneyNancy Ellis
• Brian GloverTommy Beamish
• Carmen du SautoyJulie Blane
• Gillian BevanCissie Mapes
• Pamela StephensonLily Farris
• Alfred MarksOtto Mergen
• Patricia QuinnDoris Tingley
• Jim CarterInspector Crabb
• Mike EdmondsBarney