David Jason as Capt. Frank Beck

Maggie Smith as Queen Alexandra

William Ash as Sgt. Ted Grimes

Sonya Walger as Lady Frances

Stuart Bunce as 2nd Lt. Frederick Radley

James Murray as Pvt. Will Needham

Ed Waters as Corporal Herbert Batterbee

Tom Burke as Pvt. Chad Batterbee

Ben Crompton as Pvt. Davy Croft

Eamon Boland as Arthur Beck

Jo Stone-Fewings as Lieut. Alec Beck

James Hillier as Second Lieut. Evelyn Beck

David Troughton as King George V

Emma Cunniffe as Peggy Batterbee

Adam Kotz as Oswald Yeoman

Patrick Malahide as Capt. Claude Howlett

Gaye Brown as Queen Mary

Phyllis Logan as Mary Beck

Ian McDiarmid as Rev. Pierrepoint Edwards

Danny Worters as Private George Dacre

Laurence Dobiesz as Luke Grimes

Roland Oliver as Mr Adams

Jamie Beddard as Roland Adams

William Hoyland as Lt. Col Proctor Beauchamp

Daisy Gough as Princess Mary

Heather Tobias as Mrs Batterbee

Patrick Burke as Publican

Francis Magee as Able Seaman

Nick Haverson as Private at Station

Darren Tighe as Corporal Lloyd

Roger Morlidge as Private in Pub

Jasper Jacob as German Doctor

Oliver Haden as Kamal Demiriz