The Yeomen of the Guard

The Yeomen of the Guard

116 mins | June 1, 1982

Colonel Fairfax has been falsely accused of sorcery by a jealous relative who covets his estates and money. The Colonel is condemned to death for his 'crime' and waits in the Tower of London for his execution. Fate, however, steps in - in the form of Sergeant Meryll (who owes his life to Colonel Fairfax) and Elsie Maynard, a beautiful strolling singer who has just arrived at the Tower to entertain the people in the company of a strolling jester, Jack Point.

The Yeomen of the Guard

116 mins | June 1, 1982

The Yeomen of the Guard
Colonel Fairfax has been falsely accused of sorcery by a jealous relative who covets his estates and money. The Colonel is condemned to death for his 'crime' and waits in the Tower of London for his execution. Fate, however, steps in - in the form of Sergeant Meryll (who owes his life to Colonel Fairfax) and Elsie Maynard, a beautiful strolling singer who has just arrived at the Tower to entertain the people in the company of a strolling jester, Jack Point.
Producers
Original title The Yeomen of the Guard
Directors Anthony Besch, Dave Heather
Writers W.S. Gilbert

Cast

Elizabeth Gale

as Elsie Maynard

Claire Powell

as Phoebe Meryll

Alfred Marks

as Wilfred Shadbolt

David Hillman

as Colonel Fairfax

Elizabeth Bainbridge

as Dame Carruthers

Joel Grey

as Jack Point

Peter Savidge

as Sir Richard Cholmondely

Geoffrey Chard

as Sergeant Meryll

Michael Bulman

as Leonard Meryll

Beryl Korman

as Kate