Guest Stars Miranda Otto as Mrs. Hurtle Maxine Peake as Ruby Ruggles David Bradley as Mr. Broune Graham Crowden as Marquis of Auld Reekie Anne-Marie Duff as Georgiana Longestaffe Douglas Hodge as Roger Carbury Fenella Woolgar as Lady Julia Monogram Oliver Ford Davies as Mr. Longestaffe Helen Schlesinger as Madame Melmotte Allan Corduner as Croll Tony Britton as Lord Alfred Grendall Tom Fahy as Butler - Grosvenor Square Stuart McQuarrie as Lord Nidderdale Jim Carter as Mr. Brehgert Rob Brydon as Mr. Alf Michele Dotrice as Mrs. Pipkin Michael Riley as Hamilton K. Fisker Nicholas McGaughey as John Crumb Sarah Niven as Simpson Jon Rumney as Herr Vossner Lilo Baur as Didon Rupert Vansittart as Sir Damask Monogram Jamie de Courcey as Waiter Peter Gunn as Inspector Brown