[1] This period serial stars Francesca Annis in the title role of Lillie Langtry.

She had played the same character in the 1975 ATV series Edward the Seventh and many of its writers and directors helped to create this one.

Other actors featured include Anton Rodgers as Edward Langtry, Peter Egan as Oscar Wilde, Brian Deacon as Frank Miles, Jennie Linden as Patsy Cornwallis-West, Don Fellows as James Whistler, David Gwillim as Arthur Jones and Annette Crosbie as Henrietta Labouchere.

Denis Lill played Bertie, the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII).

It is available on DVD in both the UK and North American markets, and has also been repeated on UKTV Drama.