Basil Brookes joins "Captain Bob" - press mogul Robert Maxwell - as financial director and witnesses Maxwell's financial shenanigans as he contests status with fellow mogul Rupert Murdoch and descends into marital and monetary chaos.
David Suchet
as Robert Maxwell
Patricia Hodge
as Betty Maxwell
Ben Caplan
as Kevin Maxwell
Daniela Denby-Ashe
as Andrea Martin
Dan Stevens
as Basil Brookes
Duncan Bell
as Richard Baker
Tony Turner
as Ron Woods
Stuart Organ
as Peter Laister
Geoffrey Hutchings
as George Wheeler
Arsher Ali
as Franklin
Tim Wallers
as Nick Davies
Adrian Scarborough
as Bob Cole
