Overview
Plot
A Victorian-era satire on financial trickery and con artists across the classes. A working-class man poses as a wealthy lord and financial wizard, earning invitations to high-society parties.
- Directors
- Christine Edzard
- Cast
- Derek Jacobi, Paul Brooke, Julian Firth, John Tams, Ian Targett, Paddy Ward, Jo Warne, Chris Whittingham, Rory Murray, Corin Redgrave, Sally Ashby, Brenda Bruce, Cindy Oswin, Bernard Padden, Emma Piper, John Warner, Roger Hammond, Alec Wallis, Marty Cruikshank, Cordelia Ditton
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Genre
- Drama
- Release date
- 1990-12-07
- Studios
- Sands Films, British Screen, Film4 Productions
Plot
Warning: spoilers
Set in Victorian London, this costume drama and satire explores financial skulduggery and the confidence tricksters found in both upper and lower society. A working-class man impersonates a lord believed to be extremely rich and a financial genius, which gains him entry to all the best parties.
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