The Fool (1990)

Director: Christine Edzard

A costume drama / satire about financial skull-duggery, and confidence tricksters in both the upper and lower classes in Victorian London. A working class man impersonates a lord who is supposedly very rich and a financial wizard. As such he is invited to all the best peoples' parties.

Cast

Derek Jacobi

Mr. Frederick / Sir John

Paul Brooke

Lord Paramount

Julian Firth

John Tams

Ian Targett

Paddy Ward

Jo Warne

Chris Whittingham

Rory Murray

Henry Ottaway

Corin Redgrave

Sir Thomas Neathouse