The Beggar Bride

*The Beggar Bride*
The Beggar Bride
Starring	Keeley Hawes ; Nicholas Jones ; Joe Duttine ; Kacey Ainsworth ; Jean Anderson
Composer	Colin Towns
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	2
Production
Running time	150 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC1
Release	24 August –; 25 August 1997

Last updated September 27, 2025

The Beggar Bride was a 1997 British two-part television programme adapted from the Gillian White novel of the same name.

Overview

The Beggar Bride aired over two consecutive nights, in late August 1997. "All dramas require a suspension of disbelief," noted Bryn Evans in a newspaper review, "and this one needed more than most."^[1] It was released on VHS in 1999 by 2 Entertain Video.

Cast and crew

Cast

Keeley Hawes as Angela Harper^[2]
Nicholas Jones as Sir Fabian Ormerod^[2]
Joe Duttine as Billy Harper^[3]
Kacey Ainsworth as Tina
Jessica and Stephanie Foulger as the babies
Jean Anderson as Lady Alice Hurleston
Angela Belton as WDC Jones
T. R. Bowen as Jerry (as Trevor Bowen)
John Bowler as Inspector Hayes
Elena Byers as Pandora Ormerod
Joanna Byers as Tabitha Ormerod
Constance Chapman as Nanny Ba Ba
Maurice Denham as Lord Evelyn Hurleston
Iain Easton as Robert
Ian Easton as Robert (the chauffeur)
Francesca Folan as Ruth Hubbard
Miles Harvey as Aaron Teale
Diana Kent as Ffiona Ormerod
Richard Lintern as Callister
Lizzie Mickery as Sandra Baines
Georgina Sutcliffe as Laura
Charlotte Williams as Honesty Ormerod
Nicholas Pepworth as the wedding photographer
Jessica Smith as Harry #2
Johnathon as waiter

Crew

Director: Diarmuid Lawrence
Producer: Kate Harwood
Executive Producer: Michael Wearing
Script: Lizzie Mickery and Gillian White (novel)

Music

"She's a Star" by James
"You've Got a Lot to Answer For" by Catatonia

References

↑ Evans, Bryn (30 August 1997). "Lovely Cricket!". The Press (York ed.). p. 49. Retrieved 15 June 2025– via Newspapers.com.
1 2 Brunton, John (23 August 1997). "Wedded bliss for poor Keeley?". Evening Post. p. 46. Retrieved 15 June 2025– via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Keeley's rise from rags to riches just beggars belief". Flint and Holywell Chronicle. 22 August 1997. p. 85. Retrieved 15 June 2025– via Newspapers.com.

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[1] Evans, Bryn (30 August 1997). "Lovely Cricket!". The Press (York ed.). p. 49. Retrieved 15 June 2025– via Newspapers.com.

[:0-2] 1 2 Brunton, John (23 August 1997). "Wedded bliss for poor Keeley?". Evening Post. p. 46. Retrieved 15 June 2025– via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Keeley's rise from rags to riches just beggars belief". Flint and Holywell Chronicle. 22 August 1997. p. 85. Retrieved 15 June 2025– via Newspapers.com.

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The Beggar Bride
Starring	Keeley Hawes Nicholas Jones Joe Duttine Kacey Ainsworth Jean Anderson
Composer	Colin Towns
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	2
Production
Running time	150 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC1
Release	24 August (1997-08-24) – 25 August 1997 (1997-08-25)