Recurring Guest Characters Simon Russell Beale 1 guest appearances Jimmy McGovern 1 guest appearances Tom Jones 1 guest appearances Alison Steadman 1 guest appearances Julie Walters 1 guest appearances David Frost 1 guest appearances Vanessa Redgrave 1 guest appearances Martin Amis 1 guest appearances Timothy Spall 1 guest appearances Claudia Roden 1 guest appearances Marguerite Patten 1 guest appearances Tracey Emin 1 guest appearances Brian Cox 1 guest appearances A.S. Byatt 1 guest appearances Alan Bennett 1 guest appearances Imelda Staunton 1 guest appearances Jane Horrocks 1 guest appearances Sir Ranulph Fiennes 1 guest appearances Richard Wilson 1 guest appearances William Boyd 1 guest appearances ⇤ « 1 2 3 4 5 6 » ⇥