The Lost World

The story

This Lost World is a splendid BBC TV dramatisation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous adventure story. Bob Hoskins makes an unusually genial Professor Challenger, far less of a bully than Doyle's character, but his slightly stereotyped companions are nicely filled out by a solid cast. James Fox is Challenger's more timid but still covertly adventurous rival, Tom Ward is the moustachioed big game hunter who faces an Allosaurus with an elephant gun, and Matthew Rhys plays the tagalong reporter hoping to impress his faithless fiancée.

Cast

B Bob HoskinsProf. Challenger J James FoxProf. Summerlee T Tom WardLord Roxton M Matthew RhysEdward Malone E Elaine CassidyAgnes Cluny P Peter FalkTheo Kerr B Bianca RoeSelena N Nathaniel LeesIndian chief J Joanna PageGladys R Robert HardyProf. Illingworth T Tom Goodman-HillArthur Hare T Tessa Peake-JonesMrs. Hilda Summerlee

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D Dominic RowanReporter 2 B Brian AbbottReporter 1 J Jane HowieApe 3 N Nicole WhippyMaree I Inia MaxwellIndian Leader M Michael BertenshawReporter at Docks T Tim HealyMcArdle J Jasper JacobStuttgart Man P Paul JosephApe 2 L Laurence KennedyAngry Man T Terry MortimerBusinessman 2 T Tamati PatuwaiAchille D David QuilterBusinessman 1 M Malcolm ShieldsLead Ape / Choreography J Julia WalshawApe 5 M Mason WestApe 4