Poppy
Poppy is a celebration of Victorian values and exposes the hypocrisy, racism, drug dealing, money worship and sexual repression of the time through its favourite entertainment form, pantomime. Dick Whittington, his man Jack, Sally the Principal Girl, the Dame, two pantomime horses, a flying ballet, a transformation scene and even the traditional song-sheet are all brought on to tell the serious and finally devasting story of the single most profitable crop of the British East India Company.
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Ken Wynne
Emperor of China
Also in
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
EastEnders
Nichola McAuliffe
Queen Victoria
David Firth
Jack Idle
Known for
The Upside of Anger
Christopher Hurst
Randy
Also in
Doctor Who: Logopolis
Cry Freedom
Andrew Thomas James
Randy
No other roles listed
Janet Shaw
Sally Forth
Known for
Shadow of a Doubt
Waterloo Bridge
Andrea Chance
Cherry
Also in
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Samantha Hughes
Cherry / Chinese Dancer
Also in
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Never the Twain
Geoffrey Hutchings
Lady 'Dodo'
Known for
The Colour of Magic
Benidorm
Antonia Ellis
Dick Whittington
Known for
UFO
Leo Andrew
Clerk
Also in
Beauty and the Beast
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Jimmy Cassidy
Clerk
Also in
Chips with Everything
David G. Hillier Director · Monty Norman Writer Peter Nichols Writer
First release January 1, 1984 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production ALMI Television Productions
Production
IFPA
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ALMI Television Productions
Production
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · January 1, 1984
TV
No release date listed for United States.
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