A costume drama / satire about financial skull-duggery, and confidence tricksters in both the upper and lower classes in Victorian London. A working class man impersonates a lord who is supposedly very rich and a financial wizard. As such he is invited to all the best peoples' parties.

Derek Jacobi
Mr. Frederick / Sir John

Paul Brooke
Lord Paramount

Julian Firth

John Tams
Ian Targett
Paddy Ward
Jo Warne
Chris Whittingham
Rory Murray
Henry Ottaway

Corin Redgrave
Sir Thomas Neathouse