Michael Palin

Character: The Reverend Charles Fortescue

Maggie Smith

Character: Lady Isabel Ames

Trevor Howard

Character: Lord Henry Ames

Denholm Elliott

Character: The Bishop of London

Graham Crowden

Character: Fitzbanks

Phoebe Nicholls

Character: Deborah Fitzbanks

Michael Hordern

Character: Slatterthewaite/Narrator

David Suchet

Character: Corbett

Timothy Spall

Character: Parswell

Tricia George

Character: Ada

Valerie Whittington

Character: Emmeline

Roland Culver

Character: Lord Fermleigh

Rosamund Greenwood

Character: Lady Fermleigh

Janine Duvitski

Character: Millicent

Tilly Vosburgh

Character: Fermleigh's Maid

Hugh Walters

Character: Fermleigh's Doctor

Derrick O'Connor

Character: Gym Trainer

Neil Innes

Character: Singer at Gin Palace

David Leland

Character: Long Haired Man at Gin Palace

Sophie Thompson

Character: Mission Girl

Frances Barber

Character: Mission Girl

Tony Steedman

Character: Lord Quimby

Damaris Hayman

Character: Lady Quimby

Anton Lesser

Character: Young Man at Shoot

David Dixon

Character: Young Man at Shoot

Frank Mills

Character: Sir Cyril Everidge

Charles McKeown

Character: Friend of Raggy Masterson

Julian Curry

Character: Friend of Raggy Masterson

Hugh Fraser

Character: Wedding Usher

Peter Bourke

Character: Best Man

Arthur Howard

Character: Fermleigh's Butler

Anne-Marie Marriott

Character: Fitzbanks' Maid

Dawn Archibald

Character: Mission Girl

Ceri Jackson

Character: Mission Girl

Janine Lesley

Character: Mission Girl

Sasha Mitchell

Character: Mission Girl

Francine Morgan

Character: Mission Girl

Sally Watkins

Character: Mission Girl

John Barrett

Character: Old Man Outside Hotel