Guest Stars Miranda Otto as Mrs. Hurtle David Bradley as Mr. Broune Douglas Hodge as Roger Carbury Fenella Woolgar as Lady Julia Monogram Anne-Marie Duff as Georgiana Longestaffe Maxine Peake as Ruby Ruggles Oliver Ford Davies as Mr. Longestaffe Graham Crowden as Marquis of Auld Reekie Allan Corduner as Croll Tony Britton as Lord Alfred Grendall Tom Fahy as Butler - Grosvenor Square Stuart McQuarrie as Lord Nidderdale Helen Schlesinger as Madame Melmotte Rob Brydon as Mr. Alf Michele Dotrice as Mrs. Pipkin Jim Carter as Mr. Brehgert 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 Peter Gunn as Inspector Brown Jamie de Courcey as Waiter