Classic Serial - The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists - Episode 2

Jack Linden is feeling the effects of unemployment and struggling to keep his family out of the workhouse. Meanwhile Easton, under pressure to provide for his family and keep his job, turns to drink. His wife Ruth is left at home with the baby and their new lodger, with shocking consequences. Owen ...... Andrew Lincoln Easton ...... Johnny Vegas Crass ...... Timothy Spall Hunter (Old Misery) ...... Paul Whitehouse Ruth ...... Shirley Henderson Rushton ...... Bill Bailey Barrington/Rev Starr ...... Tom Goodman-Hill Slyme/Rev Belcher ...... Kevin Eldon Linden ...... Philip Jackson Nora ...... Raquel Cassidy Mrs Linden/Mrs Crass ...... Gwyneth Powell Philpot ...... Tony Haygarth Bundy ...... Tony Pitts Bert ...... Des O'Malley Mr Didlum ...... Rupert Degas Frankie ...... Robert Madge Mary ...... Emma Fryer Elsie ...... Yasmin Garrad Charlie ...... Jake Pratt Directed by Dirk Maggs.