The Yeomen of the Guard (1975)
BBC 1975. Jack Point and his sweetheart Elsie come to the Tower to earn money with which to buy medicine for her sick mother. Elsie is persuaded to become the secret bride of Fairfax 'to be beheaded in an hour,' but then he escapes.
Director: John Gorrie
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David Hillman as Colonel Fairfax |
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Derek Hammond-Stroud as Jack Point |
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Terry Jenkins as Leonard Meryll |
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Dennis Wicks as Wilfred Shadbolt |
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Valerie Masterson as Elsie Maynard |
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Janet Hughes as Phoebe Meryll |
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Elizabeth Bainbridge as Dame Carruthers |
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Richard Angas as Sir Richard Cholmondeley |
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Bryan Drake as Sergeant Meryll |
| Directing | John Gorrie | Director |