(Poppy)

Content: Poppy is a celebration of Victorian values and exposes the hypocrisy, racism, drug dealing, money worship and sexual repression of the time through its favourite entertainment form, pantomime. Dick Whittington, his man Jack, Sally the Principal Girl, the Dame, two pantomime horses, a flying ballet, a transformation scene and even the traditional song-sheet are all brought on to tell the serious and finally devasting story of the single most profitable crop of the British East India Company.

Countries:

United Kingdom

Genres:

Runtime:

120 minutes

Year:

1984

Directors:

David G. Hillier

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Production companies:

IFPA,

ALMI Television Productions

Actors:

Emperor of China

Queen Victoria

Jack Idle

Randy

Randy

Crews:

Writer

Lyricist

Music

Writer

Choreographer