Peggy Ashcroft Barbara Batchelor Actor Tim Pigott-Smith Ronald Merrick Actor Derrick Branche Ahmed Kasim Actor Charles Dance Sgt Guy Perron Actor Geraldine James Sarah Layton Actor Rachel Kempson Lady Manners Actor Art Malik Hari Kumar Actor Wendy Morgan Susan Layton Actor Judy Parfitt Mildred Layton Actor Eric Porter Count Dmitri Bronowsky Actor Susan Wooldridge Daphne Manners Actor Christopher Morahan Director Jim O'Brien Director Kenneth Taylor Writer