First broadcast 1st January 2001.

A painter in London paints in a style no longer popular.

Billy Connolly ... Kingdom Swann
Sarah Lancashire ... Violet Askey
Douglas Henshall ... Cromwell Marsh
Katie Blake ... Charlotte Crisp
Liz Ewing ... Alice Hancock
Emily Hillier ... Ethel Spooner
Nick Stringer ... Edward Shelburne
Teresa Banham ... Jane Davison
John Warnaby ... Gordon Simms
Simon Chandler ... Prestwick
Jamie Bradley ... Stanley Gaunt
Dominic Mafham ... Lord Thornycroft
Christopher Middleton ... Lanky Parsons (as Chris Middleton)
Tony Bluto ... Market Stall Holder
Rebecca Johnson ... Sarah Rossetti
Emma Stansfield ... Maria Rossetti
Andrew Johns ... Gallery Curator
Tony Maudsley ... Job Agency Manager
David Streames ... Desk Sergeant
Trevor Martin ... Cinema Manager
Oliver Meek ... Young Clerk
Séana Montague ... Cleopatra
Steven Holland ... Vicar
Zoe Caryl ... Tavern Singer