Jan Williams as Violet Attlee David Aldred as King George VI Joel Dean as Clem Attlee Mick Caulfield as Nye Bevan Emily Alderson as the young Limehouse waif, Rose, who sparks in Attlee his vocation to fight poverty and hunger and ensure a decent standard of life for all. Gary Gordon as Herbert Morrison Janet Wilson as Jennie Lee Brian Hey as the Vicar Ian Clarke as Winston Churchill