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.
Jim Broadbent
Allan Corduner
Timothy Spall
Lesley Manville
Ron Cook
Wendy Nottingham
Kevin McKidd
Shirley Henderson
Dorothy Atkinson
Martin Savage
Eleanor David
Sam Kelly
Andy Serkis
Charles Simon
Vincent Franklin