Characters played by Geoffrey Palmer
Self - Narrator
Characters played by Veronica Clifford
Queen Victoria
Characters played by Kushal Pal Singh
Abdul Karim
Characters played by Humayun Ansari
Self - University of London
Characters played by Alastair Bruce
Self - Great-grandson of the Viceroy of India
Characters played by Andrew Bruce
Self - 11th Ear of Elgin
Characters played by David Dabydeen
Self - University of Warwick
Characters played by Farrukh Dhondy
Self - Writer
The Empress & The Munshi
Characters played by Michael Hunter
Self - Curator
Osborne House
Characters played by Javeed Mahmood
Self - Great Grandson of Abdul Karim
Characters played by Laura Ponsonby
Self - Great-granddaughter of Sir Henry Ponsonby
Characters played by Michaela Reid
Self - Granddaughter-in-law of Sir James Reid
Characters played by Jane Ridley
Self - Royal Biographer
Characters played by Martin Wainwright
Self - Akron University
Ohio
Characters played by Lucy Worsley
Self - Curator
Historic Royal Palaces