Guest Stars David Bradley as Mr. Broune Anne-Marie Duff as Georgiana Longestaffe Fenella Woolgar as Lady Julia Monogram Joanna David as Lady Julia Monogram Miranda Otto as Mrs. Hurtle Maxine Peake as Ruby Ruggles Oliver Ford Davies as Mr. Longestaffe Douglas Hodge as Roger Carbury Allan Corduner as Croll Tony Britton as Lord Alfred Grendall Graham Crowden as Marquis of Auld Reekie Helen Schlesinger as Madame Melmotte Stuart McQuarrie as Lord Nidderdale Tom Fahy as Butler - Grosvenor Square Jim Carter as Mr. Brehgert Nicholas McGaughey as John Crumb Jon Rumney as Herr Vossner Lilo Baur as Didon Tony Pritchard as Mr. Wakeham Robert Sterne as Portrait Painter Trevor Peacock as Mr. Ruggles James Dyke as Bank Official