Rafe Spall William `Maniac' Hunt Actor Aidan Turner Dante Gabriel Rossetti Actor Samuel Barnett John Millais Actor Sam Crane Fred Walters Actor Tom Hollander John Ruskin Actor Zoe Tapper Effie Ruskin Actor Amy Manson Lizzie Siddal Actor Jennie Jacques Annie Miller Actor Philip Davis Mr Stone Actor Ian Puleston-Davies Mr Siddal Actor Polly Kemp Mrs Siddal Actor Josie Farmiloe Charlotte Siddal Actor Mark Heap Charles Dickens Actor Georgie Glen Mrs Ruskin Actor Maimie McCoy Margaret Actor Julian Stolzenberg Mr Sparks Actor Paul Gay Director Diarmuid Lawrence Director Franny Moyle Executive Producer, Writer Hilary Salmon Executive Producer Ben Evans Producer Peter Bowker Writer