| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Ian McShane | Benjamin Disraeli | 4 |
| Rosemary Leach | Queen Victoria | 4 |
| David de Keyser | Baron de Rothschild | 4 |
| Mary Peach | Mary Anne | 4 |
| John Carlisle | W.E. Gladstone | 3 |
| William Russell | Wyndham Lewis | 2 |
| Jeremy Clyde | Lord John Manners | 2 |
| Anton Rodgers | Lord George Bentinck | 2 |
| Godfrey Quigley | Daniel O'Connell | 2 |
| Mark Dignam | Lord Lyndhurst | 2 |
| Leigh Lawson | Count Alfred D'Orsay | 2 |
| John Gregg | Lord Salisbury | 2 |
| Brewster Mason | Chancellor Bismarck | 2 |
| David Wood | Lord Derby | 2 |
| Margaret Whiting | Lady Blessington | 2 |
| Suzanna Hamilton | Princess Alice | 1 |
| Patricia Hodge | Rosina Bulwer | 1 |
| Renée Asherson | Lady Bradford | 1 |
| Arnold Diamond | Speaker No. 3 | 1 |
| Rachel Bell | Clara Bolton | 1 |
| Barrie Cookson | Lord Derby | 1 |
| Llewellyn Rees | Lord Salisbury | 1 |
| Neville Phillips | Tory M.P. | 1 |