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Iolanthe

on BBC Two England

or The Peer and the Peri by W. S. GILBERT and ARTHUR SULLIVAN starring
Derek Hammond-Stroud Richard Van Allen Alexander Oliver Kate Flowers Anne Collins with the Ambrosian Opera Chorus and the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alexander Faris
Banished for 25 years for marrying a mortal, beautiful fairy lolanthe returns from her watery prison at the bottom of the pond still only 17 years old. But her youth and beauty cause trouble for her half-mortal son Strephon. His fiancee, Phyllis, a ward in chancery, refuses to believe lolanthe is his mother and breaks off their engagement ...
Produced by JUDITH DE PAUL Directed by DAVE HEATHER
(A Brent Walker production) (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
W. S. Gilbert
Unknown:
Arthur Sullivan
Unknown:
Derek Hammond-Stroud
Unknown:
Richard van Allen
Unknown:
Alexander Oliver
Unknown:
Kate Flowers
Unknown:
Anne Collins
Conducted By:
Alexander Faris
Produced By:
Judith de Paul
Directed By:
Dave Heather
Lord Chancellor:
Derek Hammond-Stroud
Private Willis:
Richard Van Allen
Strephon:
Alexander Oliver
Phyllis:
Kate Flowers
The Earl of Mountararat:
Thomas Hemsley
Fairy Queen:
Anne Collins
lolanthe:
Beverley Mills
Celia:
Sandra Dugdale
Leila:
Pamela Field

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