Characters played by Janet McTeer
Vita Sackville-West
Characters played by David Haig
Harold Nicolson
Characters played by Cathryn Harrison
Violet Keppel Trefusis
Characters played by Diana Fairfax
Lady Sackville
Characters played by Peter Birch
Denys Trefusis
Characters played by Alexander Pearce
Nigel Nicolson
Characters played by Yves Aubert
Concierge
Characters played by David Griffith
Purser
Characters played by Chris Walker
Ben Nicolson
Characters played by Kathleen Byron
Lady Carnock
Characters played by Madelaine Newton
Mrs. Milligan
Characters played by Judy Elrington
Nanny
Characters played by Madeline Blakeney
Mrs. Staples
Characters played by Sandra Clark
Nanny
Characters played by Mark Tandy
Reggie Cooper
Characters played by Harry Audley
Chauffeur
Characters played by Sam Beazley
Lord Carnock
Characters played by Nicola Hammett
Young Vita
Characters played by Hannah Cresswell
Young Violet
Characters played by Stefan Schwartz
Phillip
Characters played by Hazel Douglas
Landlady
Characters played by Andrew Tomlinson
Ben Nicolson
Characters played by Claude Le Saché
Doctor
Characters played by Nicholas Pearce
Nigel Nicolson
Characters played by Angus Pope
Young Man
Characters played by Hugh Kermode
Foreign Office Clerk
Characters played by Cathryn Bradshaw
Chambermaid
Characters played by Nicholas Johnson
Desk Clerk
Characters played by Jean Pierre Blanchard
Maitre d'
Characters played by Frank Duncan
Head Waiter
Characters played by Bill Thomas
Porter
Characters played by Patricia Davidson
Lady Miles