Roald Dahl Creator Joss Ackland Colonel George Peregrine Actor Pauline Collins Eve Peregrine Actor Carol Leader Daphne Actor Paul Williamson Harry Actor Gareth Thomas Telfer Actor John Horsley Giles Rowley Actor Rupert Frazer Basil Dashwood Actor Allan Corduner Hatchard's Bookshop Assistant Actor Anna Nicholas Irina Stefanopoulos Actor Kate Emma-Davies Clio Stefanopoulos Actor Barry Davis Director W. Somerset Maugham Writer Denis Cannan Writer David Deutsch Producer John Woolf Executive Producer Jim Parker Music