The Moonstone
1996Greg Wise (Sense and Sensibility) and Keeley Hawes (Karaoke) star in this sumptuous adaptation of Wilkie Collins' classic mystery, the first detective novel ever written. The Moonstone, a sacred Hindu diamond was stolen from the head of the Moon God, in its shrine by John Herncastle in 1799. The stone is said to be cursed if it is removed from the shrine. In 1848, a man named Franklin Blake announces to Rachel that the Moonstone has been bequeathed to her by Herncastle. Blake gives her the jewel on her birthday and offers to mount the jewel for her, in order that she might wear it. Inevitably, the jewel is found missing the next morning and Rachel believes Blake stole it. Determined to prove his innocence, Blake leaves in order to pursue the real truth behind the theft.
Acted in
Greg Wise
as Franklin Blake
Keeley Hawes
as Rachel Verinder
Terrence Hardiman
as Colonel Sir John Herncastle
Mellan Mitchell
as Cut-throat Indian
Peter Vaughan
as Gabriel Betteredge
Patricia Hodge
as Lady Julia Verinder
Rachel Lumberg
as Penelope
Nicholas Lane
as Samuel
Surinder Duhra
as Indian
Lesley Sharp
as Rosanna Spearman
Kacey Ainsworth
as Drusilla Clack
Scott Handy
as Godfrey Ablewhite
Paul Brooke
as Dr. Candy
Anton Lesser
as Ezra Jennings
Antony Sher
as Sergeant Cuff
Roger Walker
as Constable Seegrave
Janet Henfrey
as Mrs. Yolland
Elizabeth Berrington
as Limping Lucy
Bobby Bernard
as Septimus Luker
Peter Jeffrey
as Mr. Bruff
Anthony Cumber
as Gooseberry
Carl Forgione
as Spy
Andy Devine
as Landlord