- Author:
- John Gay
- Traditional ballads arranged by/Musical Direction:
- Christopher Whelen
- Radio Adaptation/Production:
- Raymond Raikes
- The Beggar, a ballad-singer:
- Ian Wallace
- Peachum:
- Norman Shelley
- Filch:
- Tom Watson
- Mrs. Peachum:
- Marjorie Westbury
- Polly Peachum:
- Jane Winham
- Macheath:
- Alec McCowen
- Mat of the Mint:
- William Eedle
- Drawer:
- Haydn Jones
- Mrs. Coaxer:
- Gladys Spencer
- Dolly Trull:
- Penelope Lee
- Mrs. Vixen:
- Mary O'Farrell
- Betty Doxy:
- Janet Burnell
- Jenny Diver:
- Janette Richer
- Mrs. Slammekin:
- Gladys Spencer
- Sukey Tawdry:
- Hilda Kriseman
- Molly Brazen:
- Diana Olsson
- Lockit:
- Lawrence Baskcomb
- Lucy Lockit:
- June Tobin
- Diana Trapes:
- Marjorie Westbury
- Macheath's Gang played and sung by:
- Members of the BBC Drama Repertory Company
