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The story of one of Britain's most famous pianists, Joyce Hatto, and her husband William, from their meeting in post-war London to her death in 2006 - after which her recordings were discovered to be one of the biggest hoaxes in classical music history.
31 Cast Members
Alfred Molina
William Barrington Coupe
Francesca Annis
Joyce Hatto
Rory Kinnear
Young Barrington Coupe
Maimie McCoy
Young Joyce Hatto
Phoebe Nicholls
Mrs. Hatto
Sarah Woodward
Birdy
Ned Dennehy
Philip
Nicholas Woodeson
Erich
Nicholas Rowe
James
Tony Turner
Mr. Hatto
Eve Matheson
Pilks
Nell Williams
Young Birdy
Zenobia Voegele-Downing
Young Pilks
Patrick Joseph Byrnes
Larry
Jane Brennan
Miss Guisely
Michael Grennell
Rehearsal Conductor
Ronnie McCann
Coffee Bar Man
Stephen Cromwell
Young Erich
Lucy Cray-Miller
Cotot's Assistant
Susan Loughnane
Publishing Girl
