| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Moore | William Guppy | 8 |
| Denholm Elliott | John Jarndyce | 8 |
| Suzanne Burden | Esther Summerson | 8 |
| Diana Rigg | Lady Honoria Dedlock | 7 |
| Brian Deacon | Allan Woodcourt | 5 |
| Bernard Hepton | Krook | 5 |
| Chris Pitt | Jo | 4 |
| Philip Franks | Richard Carstone | 4 |
| T. P. McKenna | Harold Skimpole | 3 |
| Peter Vaughan | Tulkinghorn | 3 |
| Eileen Davies | Judy Smallweed | 3 |
| Graham Crowden | Lord Chancellor | 3 |
| Dave King | Sergeant George | 3 |
| Sylvia Coleridge | Miss Flite | 3 |
| Sam Kelly | Snagsby | 2 |
| Donald Sumpter | 'Nemo' | 2 |
| Ian Hogg | Inspector Bucket | 2 |
| Heather Tobias | Jenny | 2 |
| Frank Windsor | Gridley | 2 |
| Colin Jeavons | Vholes | 1 |
| Robert Urquhart | Laurence Boythorn | 1 |
| Kathy Burke | Guster | 1 |
| Sam Kelly | Snagbsy | 1 |
| Malcolm Terris | The Reverend Chadband | 1 |
| Cathy Murphy | Housemaid | 1 |
| Harry Fielder | Smart gent passerby (uncredited) | 1 |
| Fiona Walker | Miss Barbary | 1 |
| Stella Tanner | Mrs. Chadband | 1 |
| Philip Franks | Richard Cartsone | 1 |
| Sylvia Coleridge | Miss Flyte | 1 |
| Barry Jones | Phil Squod | 1 |