The historical Alexander Pope was only 4'6" tall, as childhood illness prevented the normal growth of his legs. He is played by Chris Barrie, who is nearly six feet tall and visibly towers over other cast-members.
The actors playing George I and George II, John Abineri and Sebastian Abineri, actually are father and son.
Final film of Pauline Jameson.
Like God Rot Tunbridge Wells! (1985), this was broadcast to mark the 300th anniversary of Handel's birth.