Laura Fraser

Character: Florence Nightingale

Michael Pennington

Character: Wen

Andrew Harrison

Character: Palmerston

Barbara Marten

Character: Fanny

Keith Clifford

Character: The Colonel

Roy Hudd

Character: Music Hall barker

Catherine Tyldesley

Character: Parthenope

Ian Bartholomew

Character: Sir Sydney Herbert

Tim Dann

Character: Dying Soldier

Olwen May

Character: Mother Mary Clare

Paul Opacic

Character: Richard Monckton-Milnes

Sean McKenzie

Character: Dr Farr

Lorraine Cheshire

Character: Watson

Tim Beasley

Character: Fitzgerald