Guest Stars Douglas Reith as Richard "Dickie" Grey, Lord Merton Andrew Scarborough as Tim Drewe Howard Ward as Sergeant Willis Daisy Lewis as Sarah Bunting Emma Lowndes as Mrs Drewe Richard E. Grant as Simon Bricker Helen Sheals as Mrs Wigan Naomi Radcliffe as Mrs. Elcot Ben Bradshaw as Chemist Jon Glover voices King George V Keiran Flynn as Hotel Receptionist Oliver Ashworth as Wireless Technician Simon Lawson as Man in Chemist Roberta Kerr as Chemist's Assistant Uncredited Fifi Hart as Sybbie Branson Scott Plumridge as Waiter