Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall

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.

Cast

Jessie Wallace

as Marie Lloyd

Richard Armitage

as Percy Courtenay

Shaun Parkes

as The Showman

Lee Williams

as Freddie

Amanda Root

as Mrs. Chart

Matthew Marsh

as Alec Hurley

Angus Barnett

as Mr. Belafonte

Tom Payne

as Bernard Dillon

Annette Badland

as Nelly Powers

Star Ella Jones

as Tilly Wood

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