Jim Broadbent as W. S. Gilbert

Allan Corduner as Sir Arthur Sullivan

Timothy Spall as Richard Temple (The Mikado)

Lesley Manville as Lucy Gilbert

Ron Cook as Richard D'Oyly Carte

Wendy Nottingham as Helen Lenoir

Kevin McKidd as Durward Lely (Nanki-Poo)

Shirley Henderson as Leonora Braham (Yum-Yum)

Dorothy Atkinson as Jessie Bond

Martin Savage as George Grossmith

Eleanor David as Fanny Ronalds

Sam Kelly as Richard Barker

Andy Serkis as John D'Auban

Charles Simon as Gilbert's Father

Vincent Franklin as Rutland Barrington

Cathy Sara as Sybil Grey

Nicholas Woodeson as Mr. Seymour

Jonathan Aris as Wilhelm

Stefan Bednarczyk as Frank Cellier

Mark Benton as Mr Price

Eve Pearce as Gilbert's Mother

Lavinia Bertram as Florence Gilbert

Theresa Watson as Maude Gilbert

Kenneth Hadley as Pidgeon

Michael Simkins as Frederick Bovill

Dexter Fletcher as Louis

Louise Gold as Rosinda Brandram

Kate Doherty as Mrs Judd

Sukie Smith as Clothilde

Mia Soteriou as Mrs. Russell

Akemi Otani as Dancer

Togo Igawa as First Kabuki Actor

Kanako Morishita as Shamisen Player

Naoko Mori as Miss 'Sixpence Please'

Eiji Kusuhara as Second Kabuki Actor

Alison Steadman as Madame Leon

Francis Lee as Butt

Katrin Cartlidge as Madame

Julia Rayner as Mademoiselle Fromage

Angela Curran as Miss Morton

Brid Brennan as Mad Woman

Ashley Jensen as Miss Tringham

Richard Coyle as Mr. Hammond

Kacey Ainsworth as Miss Fitzherbert

Debbie Chazen as Miss Kingsley

Rosie Cavaliero as Miss Monroe

Monica Dolan as Miss Barnes

Steve Speirs as Mr Kent

Mary Roscoe as Miss Carlyle

Matt Bardock as Mr Tripp

Paul Rider as Mr Bentley

Kevin Walton as Mr Evans

Mary Roscoe as Miss Carlyle

Gemma Page as Miss Langton-James

Sarah Howe as Miss Woods

Teresa Gallagher as Miss Coleford

Anna Francolini as Miss Biddles

Sophie Duval as Miss Brown

Michelle Chadwick as Miss Warren

Wayne Cater as Mr Rhys

Simon Butteriss as Mr Lewis

Lorraine Brunning as Miss Jardine

Nicholas Boulton as Mr Conyngham

Richard Attlee as Mr Gordon

Ashley Artus as Mr Marchmont

Paul Barnhill as Mr Flagstone

John Warnaby as Mr Sanders

Julie Jupp as Miss Meadows

Heather Craney as Miss Russell

Shaun Glanville as Mr Harris

Julian Bleach as Mr Plank

Millie Gregory as Alice

Michael Simkins as Frederick Bovell

Neil Humphries as Boy Actor

Keeley Gainey as Maidservant

Toksan Takahashi as Calligrapher

Kimi Shaw as Spinner

Nick Bartlett as Stage Hand

Gary Dunnington as Fred Baker

Amanda Crossley as Emily

Matthew Mills as Walter Simmonds

David Neville as Dentist

Philippe Constantin as Paris Waiter

Jenny Pickering as Second Prostitute

Gary Yershon as Pianist in Brothel

Adam Searles as Shrimp

William Neenan as Cook

Geoffrey Hutchings as Armourer

Roger Heathcott as Stage Doorkeeper