When compulsive gambler Sir Giles Staverley has lost his estate and all of his money playing dice, he realizes that he only has one thing left of value: his daughter Serena.

Diana Rigg ... Lady Harriet Vulcan
Edward Fox ... Lord Harry Wrotham
Helena Bonham Carter ... Serena Staverley
Fiona Fullerton ... Lady Isabel Gillingham
Neil Dickson ... Nicholas
Christopher Plummer ... Sir Giles Staverley
Stewart Granger ... Old Vulcan
Anna Massey ... Eudora
Eileen Atkins ... Lady Harriet's Maid
Gareth Hunt ... Joker
Marcus Gilbert ... Lord Justin Vulcan
Robert Addie ... Lord Peter Gillingham
James Gaddas ... Lord John Burley
Christopher Villiers ... Captain Jackson
Ben Aris ... Lieutenant of Dragoons
Genevieve Allenbury ... Yvette
Lea Rochelle ... Marie Louise
Kenny Ireland ... Padlett
Dan Meaden ... Big Red
Daniel Moynihan ... Referee
Neville Phillips ... 1st Gambler
John Abbott ... 2nd Gambler
Haydon-Pearce Josanne ... La Flamme (as Josanne)
John Boswall ... Meadows
Frank Baker ... Lerker
Hugh Munro ... Butler (Mandrake)
Henry Moxon ... Butler (London)
Norman Lumsden ... Old Vulcan's Retainer
Johanna Hargreaves ... Young Maid
Richard Tolan ... Stable Groom - Mandrake
Mark Sproston ... Young Groom - Duel
Mark Elstob ... 1st Naval Officer
Roy Boyd ... Wrotham's Companion
Aden Gillett ... Groom