Obsada:

• Greta Scacchi Lady Diana Broughton
• Charles Dance Josslyn Hay: Earl of Erroll
• Joss Ackland Sir Henry 'Jock' Delves Broughton
• Sarah Miles Alice de Janzé
• Geraldine Chaplin Nina Soames
• Ray McAnally Morris
• Murray Head Lizzie
• John Hurt Gilbert Colvile
• Trevor Howard Jack Soames
• Susan Fleetwood Gwladys: Lady Delamer
• Catherine Neilson Lady June Carberry
• Hugh Grant Hugh
• Alan Dobie Harragin
• Gregor Fisher McPherson
• Jacqueline Pearce Idina
• Tristram Jellinek Land Agent
• Tim Myers Raymond de Trafford
• Sean Mathias Gerald Portman
• Ron Donachie Club Manager
• Douglas Chege Kiptobe, Soames' Servant
• Wensley Pithey Sheridan
• Stephan Chase Carberry
• Clare Travers-Deacon Muffin-faced Woman
• Seipal Ngojine Maasai Warrior
• Pilip Saitoti Maasai Warrior
• Amanda Parkin Nancy Wirewater
• Louis Mahoney Abdullah, Broughton's Servant
• Ilario Bisi-Pedro African Policeman
• David Quilter Chief Superintendant Poppy
• John Rees Baines
• Olivier Pierre Kaplan
• Anthony Benson Fox
• Nigel Le Vaillant Handsome Reporter
• Basil Whybray Spotty Reporter
• John Darrell Registrar
• Bill Moody Jury Foreman
• Susannah Harker Young Girl
• Gary Beadle African Servant
• Edwin Mahinda Boy Waiter at Wake
• Tim Finn Bandleader