The Lady and the Highwayman

1988    90m    Not Rated
Adventure, Action,
5.547%54%
The young Lady Panthea Vyne (Lysette Anthony) falls in love with the handsome highwayman (Hugh Grant), who saves her from her brutal husband. He kills him in a fair duel. Later, when Charles II (Michael York) is reinstated as King of England, she attends the royal court. But here she becomes the enemy of the King's former mistress, and the plot against her thickens.
Directed By
John Hough
Written By
Terence Feely
Studio
Gainsborough Pictures, The Grade Company, RAI

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Cast of The Lady and the Highwayman
  • Emma SammsBarbara Castlemaine
  • Oliver ReedSir Phillip Gage
  • Claire BloomLady Emma Darlington
  • Christopher CazenoveRudolph Vyne
  • Hugh GrantLord Lucius Vyne
  • Lysette AnthonyLady Panthea Vyne
  • Michael YorkKing Charles II
  • John MillsSir Lawrence Dobson
  • Robert MorleyLord Chancellor
  • Steffanie PittMartha
  • Ian BannenChristian Drysdale
  • Bernard MilesJudge
  • Gordon JacksonHarry
  • Gareth HuntCoachman / Sgt. Potter
  • Floyd BevanJack
  • Wayne MichaelsRory
  • Lamya DervalThe Queen
  • Forbes CollinsKrull
  • Liz FraserFlossie
  • James BoothMillionaire
  • Tommy DugganKindly Gaoler
  • John BaskcombArchbishop
  • Greg PowellRoundhead Officer
  • Preston LockwoodVicar
  • Stephan ChaseLord Evesham
  • Julia VerdinLady Caroline
  • Lea RochelleLady Anne
  • Jennifer CroxtonLady Sarah
  • Tricia FordPoor Woman
  • Roy BoydSir John
  • Kenneth GilbertLord Henry
  • Jeffery DenchMagistrate
  • Christopher RobbiePriest
  • Terence PlummerAxeman
  • Adam WhyteRichard Vyne
  • Derek PykettSword-Bearer (uncredited)
  • Glenn WebsterWedding Guest (uncredited)
  • Dorothy LawrenceLady Henrietta

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