Paul Eddington MP James Hacker Actor Nigel Hawthorne Sir Humphrey Appleby Actor Derek Fowlds Bernard Woolley Actor Neil Fitzwilliam Guest Star William Lawford Guest Star Brian Hawksley Guest Star Fraser Kerr Guest Star Robert Urquhart Guest Star Tenniel Evans Guest Star Diana Hoddinott Guest Star Sheila Ferris Guest Star Arthur Cox Guest Star Daniel Patrick Moynihan Guest Star Robert Dougall Guest Star Harriet Reynolds Guest Star Pat Keen Guest Star Gerry Cowper Guest Star Antony Jay Writer Sydney Lotterby Director Jonathan Lynn Writer Stuart Allen Director