Overview
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 as Richard Herncastle
- John Castle as Nick Ollanton
- Laurence Olivier as Harry Burrard
- Beatie Edney as Nancy Ellis
- Brian Glover as Tommy Beamish
- Carmen du Sautoy as Julie Blane
- Gillian Bevan as Cissie Mapes
- Pamela Stephenson as Lily Farris
- Alfred Marks as Otto Mergen
- Patricia Quinn as Doris Tingley