The Lady and the Highwayman

The Lady and the Highwayman

90 mins | Drama, Action, Romance, TV Movie | Dec. 3, 1988

Set in old England, Hugh Grant ("Four Weddings & a Funeral", "Notting Hill") plays a highwayman who steals from the rich and gives to the poor. But during one of his robberies, he falls in love with an aristocratic lady, Emma Samms ("Star Quest", "Delirious"). Now, he is forced to choose between his true love or his true cause. This swash-buckling romantic adventure will have you on the edge of your seat with every swing of Hugh's savage sword.

The Lady and the Highwayman

90 mins | Drama, Action, Romance, TV Movie | Dec. 3, 1988

The Lady and the Highwayman
Set in old England, Hugh Grant ("Four Weddings & a Funeral", "Notting Hill") plays a highwayman who steals from the rich and gives to the poor. But during one of his robberies, he falls in love with an aristocratic lady, Emma Samms ("Star Quest", "Delirious"). Now, he is forced to choose between his true love or his true cause. This swash-buckling romantic adventure will have you on the edge of your seat with every swing of Hugh's savage sword.
IMDb rating 5.5
Producers Gainsborough Pictures, RAI, The Grade Company
Original title The Lady and the Highwayman
Directors John Hough
Writers Barbara Cartland, Terence Feely

Cast

Emma Samms

as Barbara Castlemaine

Oliver Reed

as Sir Phillip Gage

Claire Bloom

as Lady Emma Darlington

Christopher Cazenove

as Rudolph Vyne

Hugh Grant

as Lord Lucius Vyne

Lysette Anthony

as Lady Panthea Vyne

Michael York

as King Charles II

John Mills

as Sir Lawrence Dobson

Robert Morley

as Lord Chancellor

Steffanie Pitt

as Martha

Ian Bannen

as Christian Drysdale

Bernard Miles

as Judge

Gordon Jackson

as Harry

Gareth Hunt

as Coachman / Sgt. Potter

Floyd Bevan

as Jack

Wayne Michaels

as Rory

Lamya Derval

as The Queen

Forbes Collins

as Krull

Liz Fraser

as Flossie

James Booth

as Millionaire

Tommy Duggan

as Kindly Gaoler

John Baskcomb

as Archbishop

Greg Powell

as Roundhead Officer

Preston Lockwood

as Vicar

Stephan Chase

as Lord Evesham

Julia Verdin

as Lady Caroline

Lea Rochelle

as Lady Anne

Dorothy Lawrence

as Lady Henrietta

Jennifer Croxton

as Lady Sarah

Tricia Ford

as Poor Woman

Roy Boyd

as Sir John

Kenneth Gilbert

as Lord Henry

Jeffery Dench

as Magistrate

Christopher Robbie

as Priest

Terence Plummer

as Axeman

Adam Whyte

as Richard Vyne

Derek Pykett

as Sword-Bearer (uncredited)

Glenn Webster

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)