Gillian Barge Mrs Erdleigh Actor Nicholas Jones Bob Duport Actor Simon Russell Beale Widmerpool Actor Robin Bailey Uncle Alfred Actor Jonathan Cake Peter Templer Actor James Fleet Moreland Actor Richard Pasco Sir Magnus Donners Actor James Purefoy Nicholas Jenkins Actor Paul Rhys Charles Stringham Actor Annabel Mullion Mona Actor Claire Skinner Jean Actor Miranda Richardson Pamela Flitton Actor Christopher Morahan Director Alvin Rakoff Director Anthony Powell Writer Hugh Whitemore Writer, Executive Producer