On screen
Cast
143 credited performers
David Pugh
John
Clive Swift
Dr. Black
David Burke
Gunton, Hotel Landlord
Ambrose Coghill
Colonel
Cyril Appleton
Labourer
Roger Milner
Antique Shop Owner
John Hurt
James Parkin
Gemma Jones
Alice Parkin
Lesley Sharp
Hetty
Sophie Thompson
Carol
Robert Hardy
Archdeacon Haynes
Peter Vaughan
Mr. Paxton
Denholm Elliott
The Signalman
Peter Bowles
Peter
Pip Torrens
Squire Richards
Mark Letheren
Dr. Fanshawe
Greg Wise
Professor Anderson
Paul Freeman
Mr. Harrington
Tom Burke
Edward Jenkins
Charlotte Comer
Alice
Anton Valensi
Thomas
Kit Harington
Abercrombie Smith
Michael Hordern
Professor Parkins
George Woodbridge
Hotel Proprietor
Freda Dowie
Maid
Nora Gordon
Proprietress
Jeremy Clyde
Godfried Schalken
Maurice Denham
Gerrit Dou
Cheryl Kennedy
Rose
John Justin
Vanderhausen
Anne Tirard
Brothel Madam
Eric Francis
Goldsmith
Celia Imrie
Edith Nesbit
Monica Dolan
Mrs. Dorman
Edward Petherbridge
Sir Richard / Sir Matthew
Preston Lockwood
Dr. Croome
Barbara Ewing
Anne Mothersole
Lalla Ward
Lady Augusta
Lucy Griffiths
Mrs. Chiddock
Oliver Maguire
William Beresford
Clifford Kershaw
The Witchfinder
Glynn Sweet
Young Cleric
Will Leighton
Librarian
Harold Bennett
Archdeacon Pulteney
Penny Service
Jane Lee
Martin Hoyle
Verger
Erik Chitty
Priest
Julian Herington
Archaeologist
John Kearney
Ager Ghost
David Cargill
Boots
George Benson
Vicar
Gilly Fraser
Girl
Simon Gipps-Kent
Stephen
Joseph O'Conor
Mr. Abney
James Mellor
Parkes
Susan Richards
Mrs. Bunch
Christopher Davis
Boy
Michelle Foster
Girl
Sheila Dunn
Mrs. Tyson
Anne Blake
Local Lady
Frank Mills
Mr. Tyson
Virginia Balfour
Lady Dattering
Paul Lavers
Peter, Lord Dattering
Michael Bryant
The Rev. Justin Somerton
John Herrington
Abbot Thomas
Peggy Aitchison
Landlady
Bernard Lloyd
The Traveller
Reginald Jessup
The Engine Driver
Carina Wyeth
The Bride
Thelma Barlow
Letitia
Kate Binchy
Katharine
Maxine Gordon
Verity
Jon Laurimore
Dr. Hall
Christopher Blake
Richard
John Judd
Dave
John Stride
Paul
Elizabeth Romilly
Jessica
Geoffrey Burridge
Clovis
David Beames
Bob
Gladys Spencer
Diamond Lady
Eirene Beck
Rossetti Lady
Sam Avent
Gentlemen Guest
Simon Linnell
Baxter
Louise Jameson
Mrs Simpson
Sacha Dhawan
Garrett
Roy Barraclough
Hodgson
Una Stubbs
Miss Chambers
John Castle
John Eldred
David Ryall
Rant
Nicholas Burns
George Earle
Eleanor Bron
Mrs Goundry
Charlie Clemmow
Anne Simpson
Matthew Foster
Labourer
Simon Callow
Aubrey Judd
Anjli Mohindra
Tara Lohia
Susan Penhaligon
Joan
Joshua Oakes-Rogers
Paul
Christopher Allen
DJ (Voice)
Mark Gatiss
Radio Presenter (Voice)
Peter Capaldi
Dolben
Elliot Levey
Judge Jeffreys
Wilf Scolding
John Martin
Sara Crowe
Sarah Arscott
James Holmes
Thomas Snell
Jessica Temple
Ann Clark
Simon Williams
Stanton
Fisayo Akinade
William
Ian Hallard
Hosier
Rory Kinnear
Edward Williams
Robert Bathurst
Garwood
Frances Barber
Mrs Ambrigail
Nikesh Patel
Nisbet
John Hopkins
Binks
Emma Cunniffe
Mrs Flicher
Tommaso Di Vincenzo
Gawdy's Ghost
Jason Watkins
Mr Wraxhall
MyAnna Buring
Froken de la Gardie
Krister Henriksson
The Narrator
Max Bremer
Nielsen
Allan Corduner
The Deacon
Jamal Ajala
Gustav
John Heffernan
The Friend
Colin Ryan
Monkhouse Lee
James Swanton
The Mummy
Andrew Horton
Long Norton
Jonathan Rigby
Styles
Éanna Hardwicke
Jack Lormier
Mawaan Rizwan
Dr. Zubin
Phoebe Horn
Laura Lormier
Tobias Menzies
Character not listed
Joanna Lumley
Character not listed
Nancy Carroll
Character not listed
Ben Mansfield
Character not listed
Polly Walker
Character not listed
Charles Gray
Narrator
Anthony Sharp
Gentleman
Val Penny
Lesbia
Roy Evans
Coachman
Victor Dear
Manservant
Rosemary Jenner
Maidservant
Amanda Carlson
Francoise
Helena Clayton
Hendrijke
Charles Stewart
Rembrandt