Colin Bostock-Smith Creator, Writer Judi Dench Jean Actor Geoffrey Palmer Lionel Actor Jenny Funnell Sandy Actor Philip Bretherton Alistair Actor Moira Brooker Judith Hanson Actor Tony Westrope Petrol Station Attendant Actor Cheryl Hall Actor Gillian Martell Hotel Manager Actor Frank Middlemass Rocky Hardcastle Actor Bernard Padden Actor William Chubb Hotel Manager Actor Tony Millan Gorillagram Actor Joan Sims Madge Hardcastle Actor Peter Aubrey Actor Eileen Dunwoodie Room Service Waitress Actor Jean Warren Denise Cropper Actor Paul Rogers Headmaster Actor Geoffrey Leesley Taxi Driver Actor Chris Samsworth Waiter Actor Sydney Lotterby Director Bob Larbey Writer Philip Jones Executive Producer