| Anthony Trollope’s epic tale of Victorian power and corruption, set in the 1870s. Within weeks of his arrival in London, financier Augustus Melmotte announces a railway is to be built from Salt Lake City to the Gulf of Mexico and entices distinguished members of England's land-rich, cash-poor aristocracy into his web. Many are eager to sell their ailing land parcels to afford moving to London proper and naïve speculators are all lured in with promises of an instant fortune. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Macfadyen | Sir Felix Carbury | 4 |
| Cillian Murphy | Paul Montague | 4 |
| David Bradley | Mr Broune | 4 |
| Miranda Otto | Mrs Hurtle | 4 |
| Shirley Henderson | Marie Melmotte | 4 |
| Paloma Baeza | Hetta Carbury | 4 |
| David Suchet | Augustus Melmotte | 4 |
| Cheryl Campbell | Lady Carbury | 4 |
| Douglas Hodge | Roger Carbury | 4 |
| Richard Cant | Dolly Longestaffe | 4 |
| Angus Wright | Miles Grendall | 4 |
| Tony Britton | Lord Alfred Grendall | 4 |
| Allan Corduner | Croll | 4 |