Lost Empires

In 1913, young Richard Herncastle joins his Uncle Nick's magic act and is introduced to the enchanted world of the British music hall. Travelling from one city to the next, assisting at conjuring acts and disappearing acts, Richard comes to know romance, politics, and high adventure. The next year, in a true and terrifying vanishing act, the guns of August blast away that world forever.

Cast

Colin Firth

Richard Herncastle

John Castle

Nick Ollanton

Laurence Olivier

Harry Burrard

Beatie Edney

Nancy Ellis

Brian Glover

Tommy Beamish

Carmen du Sautoy

Julie Blane

Gillian Bevan

Cissie Mapes

Pamela Stephenson

Lily Farris

Alfred Marks

Otto Mergen

Patricia Quinn

Doris Tingley

Jim Carter

Inspector Crabb

Mike Edmonds

Barney

M

Mick Walter

Philip Tewby (as Big Mick)