Sir Hugo is more interested in reconstructing dinosaur bones than in paying attention to his wife, Lady Harriet. He's not thrilled when daughter Cleo brings home her betrothed, Sidney, who aspires to be a poet. The new butler, Fledge, provides Lady Harriet with the attention she's been missing and then seduces Sidney. Did he have a role in Sidney's disappearance as well?


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Alan Bates
Sir Hugo Coal

Theresa Russell
Lady Harriet Coal

Sting
Fledge

Lena Headey
Cleo Coal

Jim Carter
George Lecky

Anna Massey
Mrs. Giblet

Trudie Styler
Doris

Maria Aitken
Lavinia Freebody

James Fleet
Inspector Limp