John Thaw
— Francis Drake
Charlotte Cornwell
— Elizabeth I
Paul Darrow
— Thomas Doughty
Terence Budd
— John Drake
David Ryall
— Sir Francis Wisingham
Paul Alexander
— Ned Bright
Peter Cellier
— Sir Christopher Hatton
Michael Turner
— Lord Burghley
Michael Stroud
— Admiral Winter
Esmond Knight
— John Dee
Alan Downer
— Nuno DelSilva
Roger Adamson
— Fletcher, the Chaplain
Michael Irving
— Vicary
Colin Matthews
— English Gentleman