Lynn Smith Alice's Maid Actor Philip Latham Plantagenet Palliser Actor Susan Hampshire Glencora M'Cluskie Actor Roland Culver Duke of Omnium Actor Barbara Murray Marie Finn Actor Moray Watson Barrington Erle Actor Donald Pickering Dolly Longstaffe Actor Fabia Drake Countess of Midlothian Actor Rachel Herbert Lady Dumbello Actor Sonia Dresdel Marchioness of Auld Reckie Actor Caroline Mortimer Alice Vavasor Actor Gary Watson George Vavasor Actor Barry Justice Burgo Fitzgerald Actor John Nettleton Mr Forthergill Actor Hugh David Director Martin Lisemore Producer Simon Raven Writer