"Ardently left-wing, or so it seems, Howard Kirk (Antony Sher) subtly extends his power over students and colleagues alike at a redbrick university."
Antony Sher
as Howard Kirk
Geraldine James
as Barbara Kirk
Isla Blair
as Flora Beniform
Paul Brooke
as Henry Beamish
Laura Davenport
as Annie Callendar
Michael Hordern
as Prof Marvin
Peter-Hugo Daly
as George Carmody
Veronica Quilligan
as Felicity Phee
Maggie Steed
as Myra Beamish
Zienia Merton
as Miss Ho
Steve Plytas
as Mangel
Lloyd Peters
as Michael Bernard
Julia Swift
as Becky Pott
Miriam Margolyes
as Melissa Tordoroff
Jonathan Bruton
as Martin Kirk
Charlotte Enderby
as Celia Kirk
Elizabeth Proud
as Moira Millikin
Judy Liebert
as Jane McIntosh
Milo Sperber
as Dr Zachery
Bill Buffery
as Peter Madden
Jane Slaughter
as Joanna
Chloe Salaman
as Anne Petty
Graham Padden
as John Mcintosh
Robert Knights
Director