Part 2 of The British Empire by JOHN SPURLING and The British Empire has no single hero, but a succession of semi-heroes, semi-villains, whose intentions and actions echo and contrast with one another through half a century. Courage and treachery, efficiency and nepmude, philanthropy and inhumanity, are its themes. These people lived and these things happened: they are part of a symphonic drama and not a documentary. Thirty-eight other historical characters played by RONALD HERDMAN , ANTHONY NEWLANDS. PETER BALDWIN STEPHEN THORNE , JIM REID JAMES KERRY.
CHARLES HODGSON , GARRICK HAGAN
STEVE HODSON. SIMON HEWITT PETER TUDDENHAM , STUART ORGAN TERESA STREATFEILD GEOFFREY KISSOON ,
ANTON PHILLIPS , FRANK SINGUINEAU NORMAN BEATON , HUGH DICKSON , JOE DUNLOP and MIRANDA FORBES Technical team
CAROL MCSHANE ,
DAVID CHILTON and BERT COULES Directed by RICHARD WORTLEY