Witness the life and loves of Marie Lloyd, the music hall legend known for her bawdy songs and outrageous lifestyle, which included three marriages and an illegitimate child.
Acting
Jessie Wallace transforms from EastEnders icon to music hall firecracker.
Costume
Gaudy, glorious stage outfits that scream working-class made good.
Production
BBC budget stretched thin but period atmosphere still lands.
Director
James Hawes
Jessie Wallace
Marie Lloyd
Richard Armitage
Percy Courtenay
Shaun Parkes
The Showman
Lee Williams
Freddie
Amanda Root
Mrs. Chart
Matthew Marsh
Alec Hurley
Angus Barnett
Mr. Belafonte
Tom Payne
Bernard Dillon
Annette Badland
Nelly Powers
Paul Lowe
Little Titch
Sue Elliott-Nichols
Bride
Tim Faraday
Bailiff
Shaughan Seymour
Councillor 1
Michael Mears
Councillor 2
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Marie Lloyd's real-life ban from American vaudeville in 1913 for 'morals offenses' made international headlines and cemented her notoriety.
Richard Armitage took this role between North & South and Spooks, playing against type as pathetic, possessive Percy rather than his usual brooding hero.
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