Based on a true story, set in the late 19th century: Lord Tichborne, the ninth richest nobleman in England, disappears after a South American shipwreck. Some years later his erudite Afro-English valet, Bogle, is sent to investigate rumors that Tichborne survived and settled in Australia. An alcoholic ruffian answer's Bogle's inquiries claiming to be the lost heir. Bogle suspects fraud, but conspires with the claimant to split the inheritance should the latter succesfully pass himself off to friends, family and the courts. As the claimant returns to England to continue his charade, enough people confirm his identity to make both the claimant and Bogle believe that he just might be the rightful heir after all.
Credits
The Tichborne Claimant Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Roger Hammond
He was 24, 38 years old when he died
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as Cubitt |
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Stephen Fry
He was 40, now 67 years old
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as Hawkins |
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John Gielgud
He was 94, 96 years old when he died
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as Cockburn |
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Iain Cuthbertson
He was 68, 79 years old when he died
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as Dr. McKechnie |
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Anita Dobson
She was 49, now 75 years old
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as Fanny Loder |
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Dudley Sutton
He was 65, 85 years old when he died
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as Onslow Onslow |
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John Kani
He was 55, now 81 years old
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as Bogle |
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Perry Fenwick
He was 36, now 62 years old
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as John Holmes |
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James Villiers
He was 64, 64 years old when he died
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as Uncle Henry |
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Jennifer Hennessy
She was 28, now 54 years old
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as Cousin Alicia |
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David Crawford
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as Court Usher |
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Matt Wilkinson
He was 29, now 56 years old
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as Tom Hibbert |
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Robert Hardy
He was 72, 91 years old when he died
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as Lord Rivers |
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Christopher Benjamin
He was 63, now 89 years old
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as Gibbes |
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Sion Tudor Owen
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as Charles Orton |
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Charles Gray
He was 69, 71 years old when he died
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as Arundell |
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Ursula Howells
She was 75, 83 years old when she died
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as Lady Doughty |
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Ralph Nossek
He was 75, 88 years old when he died
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as Workhouse Master |
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Robert Pugh
He was 48, now 74 years old
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as The Claimant |
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Rachael Dowling
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as Mary Anne |
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Sarah Sutcliffe
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as Lizzie Holmes |
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Howard Lew Lewis
He was 56, 76 years old when he died
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as The Hotel Manager |
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Fiona Carnegie
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as Dowager's Maid |
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Tom Harrison
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as Dowager's Priest |
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Roger May
He was 23, now 50 years old
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as Baigent |
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Vladimir Vega
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as Tom Castro |
The Tichborne Claimant Crew
