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  Emperor Franz Josef

  Himself (archive footage)
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  Samuel West

  Narrator (voice)
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  Lady Palmer

  Herself - Manderston House
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  Julie Herbert

  Herself
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  Matthew Hughes

  Himself - Brunel University (as Dr Matthew Hughes)
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  John Norman Ide Leslie

  Himself - 4th Baronet (as Captain Sir John Norman Ide Leslie)
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  Sarah Richardson

  Herself - University of Warwick (as Dr Sarah Richardson)
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  Mary Gledhill

  Herself

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  Kate Taylor

  Herself
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  Geoffrey Dymond

  Himself - Butler Manderston House
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  Lawrence James

  Himself - Author
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  Tarka Leslie-King

  Himself
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  Loraine McMurrey

  Herself
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  Elisabeth Kehoe

  Herself - Author (as Dr Elisabeth Kehoe)
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  Adrian Palmer

  Himself - Manderston House (as The Rt Hon Lord Palmer)