| This British series, based on books by John Mortimer, follows the rise of Leslie Titmuss from humble beginnings in the 1950s to Tory cabinet minister in the 1980s. The rise of the slippery Titmuss is contrasted with the more modest progress of his neighbours, the intellectual Simcoxes and the aristocratic Fanners. Made by Eustom Films, a subsidiary of Thames Television for the ITV Network. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Zoë Wanamaker | Charlotte 'Charlie' Titmuss, née Fanner | 14 |
| David Threlfall | Leslie Titmuss | 14 |
| Eleanor David | Agnes Simcox, née Salter | 14 |
| Thorley Walters | 14 | |
| Colin Jeavons | George Titmuss | 14 |
| Emma Bell | 14 | |
| Michael Hordern | Rev. Simeon Simcox | 14 |
| Peter Egan | George Augustus Simcox | 14 |
| Marsha Fitzalan | 14 | |
| Annette Crosbie | Dorothy Simcox | 14 |
| Jill Bennett | Lady Grace Fanner | 14 |
| Thomas Heathcote | Tom Nowt | 14 |
| Colin Blakely | Dr. Salter | 14 |
| Jacqueline Hill | Mrs. Mallard-Greene | 14 |
| Richard Vernon | Sir Nicholas Fanner | 14 |
| Paul Shelley | Fred Simcox | 14 |
| Claire Oberman | Lonnie Simcox, née Hope | 14 |
| William Gaminara | 14 | |
| Albert Welling | The Rev. Kevin Bulstrode | 14 |
| Graham McGrath | 14 | |
| Harold Innocent | Jackson Catelow | 14 |