Cast
Listed in alphabetical order:
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Francesca Annis | Lady Ludlow, the mistress of Hanbury Court |
| Eileen Atkins | Deborah Jenkyns, the moral guardian of the town |
| Claudie Blakley | Martha, a maid to the Jenkyns sisters |
| John Bowe | Dr Morgan, the appreciated surgeon of the town |
| Andrew Buchan | Jem Hearne, a carpenter and Martha's fiancé |
| Jim Carter | Captain Brown, retired officer on half-pay |
| Judi Dench | Matilda "Matty" Jenkyns, Deborah's sister |
| Lisa Dillon | Mary Smith, a guest of the Jenkyns sisters |
| Alex Etel | Harry Gregson, a boy of poor parentage |
| Emma Fielding | Laurentia Galindo, a milliner |
| Deborah Findlay | Augusta Tomkinson, a spinster |
| Barbara Flynn | The Honourable Mrs Jamieson, a widow with aristocratic pretensions |
| Michael Gambon | Thomas Holbrook, a farmer and Miss Matty's admirer |
| Philip Glenister | Edmund Carter, Lady Ludlow's land agent |
| Selina Griffiths | Caroline Tomkinson, Augusta's sister |
| Hannah Hobley | Bertha, the maid of Miss Pole |
| Alex Jennings | Reverend Hutton, the vicar of the town |
| Dean Lennox Kelly | Job Gregson, Harry's father |
| Lesley Manville | Mrs Rose, Dr Harrison's housekeeper |
| Joe McFadden | Dr Jack Marshland, Dr Harrison's friend |
| Julia McKenzie | Mrs Forrester, a widow |
| Kimberley Nixon | Sophy Hutton, Rector Hutton's daughter |
| Alistair Petrie | Major Gordon, Captain Brown's friend |
| Julia Sawalha | Jessie Brown, Captain Brown's daughter |
| Martin Shaw | Peter Jenkyns, The Jenkyns sisters' long-lost brother |
| Imelda Staunton | Octavia Pole, a town gossip |
| Finty Williams | Clara Smith, Mary's stepmother |
| Greg Wise | Sir Charles Maulver, a magistrate |
| Simon Woods | Dr Frank Harrison, a new doctor |
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