BBC Proms: H.M.S. Pinafore (2005)
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.
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Peter Sidhom as Dick Deadeye |
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Felicity Palmer as Little Buttercup |
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Stephen Richardson as Bob Becket |
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Neal Davies as Captain Corcoran |
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Timothy Robinson as Ralph Rackstraw |
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Sally Matthews as Josephine |
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Richard Suart as Sir Joseph Porter |
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Owen Gilhooly as Bill Bobstay |
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Tim Brooke-Taylor as Narrator |
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Wendy Dawn Thompson as Cousin Hebe |
| Sound | Charles Mackerras | Conductor |
| Writing | William S. Gilbert | Writer |
| Sound | William S. Gilbert | Songs |
| Sound | Arthur Sullivan | Songs |