- Translated and adapted by:
- S. I. Hsiung
- Producer:
- John Glyn-Jones
- Settings:
- James Bould
- Honourable Reader:
- Hugh Morton
- His Excellency Wang Yun the Prime Minister:
- Clive Morton
- Madam Wang, his wife:
- Amy Dalby
- Su the Dragon General, their eldest son-in-law:
- Noel Howlett
- Wei the Tiger General, their second son-in-law:
- Peter Bennett
- Golden Stream, their eldest daughter, Su's wife:
- Judith Fellows
- Silver Stream, their second daughter, Wei's wife:
- Jenny Laird
- Precious Stream, their third daughter:
- Joan Painter
- Hsieh Ping-Kuel, their gardener:
- Peter Coke
- Her Royal Highness, the Princess of the Western Regions:
- Rosalyn Boulter
- Her A.D.C.s:
- Ma Ta: Hugh Munro
- Her A.D.C.s:
- Kiang Hai: Jack Lester