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The Miser (Season 3, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Moliere's great 1668 comedy is relocated to a provincial backwater in Victorian England. Harpagon, a miserable old skinflint, contracts with the matchmaker Frosine for the hand of the beautiful Mariane. The war between the generations ...See moreMoliere's great 1668 comedy is relocated to a provincial backwater in Victorian England. Harpagon, a miserable old skinflint, contracts with the matchmaker Frosine for the hand of the beautiful Mariane. The war between the generations boils over when his son Cleante makes a play for the same young lady. The clever servant, Maitre Jacques, tries without success to talk sense into anyone. The whole situation comes to a head in a surprise ending. Written by John Chapot See less

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
Nigel Hawthorne Harpagon Harpagon See fewer	The Madness of King George (1994)
Peter Chelsom Cleante Cleante See fewer	The Space Between Us (I) (2017)
Kate Buffery Elise Elise See fewer	Wish Me Luck (1987)
John Hudson Valere Valere See fewer	Priest of Love (1981)
Ron Cook La Fléche La Fléche See fewer	Hot Fuzz (2007)
Cyril Shaps Maitre Simon Maitre Simon See fewer	The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Janet Suzman Frosine Frosine See fewer	Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Jim Broadbent Maitre Jacques Maitre Jacques See fewer	Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Apple Brook Dame Claude Dame Claude See fewer	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Simon Sutton Brindavoine Brindavoine See fewer	Fox Mystery Theater (1984)
Lionel Guyett La Merluche La Merluche See fewer	Flash Gordon (1980)
Natalie Ogle Mariane Mariane See fewer	Theatre Night (1985)
John Gill Magistrate Magistrate See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Christopher Benjamin Anselme Anselme See fewer	The Plague Dogs (1982)