When compulsive gambler Sir Giles Staverley has lost his estate and all his money playing dice, he realises that he only has one thing left of value: his daughter Serena. In a final game, he stakes his daughter's hand in marriage, convinced that this time he will not lose. Unfortunately, however, he does lose; to the evil Lord Wrotham. Unable to return home and tell his daughter that he has lost her in a game of dice, Sir Giles kills himself there and then. Lord Vulcan, who has witnessed the events, takes pity on Serena Staverley, although they have never met. He challenges Lord Wrotham to a game of dice in which the winner takes both Staverley Court and Miss Serena.
Cast
Diana Rigg
Lady Harriet Vulcan
Edward Fox
Lord Harry Wrotham
Christopher Plummer
Sir Giles Staverley
Helena Bonham Carter
Serena Staverley
Neil Dickson
Nicholas
Stewart Granger
Old Vulcan
Anna Massey
Eudora
Eileen Atkins
Lady Harriet's Maid
Christopher Villiers
Captain Jackson
Gareth Hunt
Joker
Marcus Gilbert
Lord Justin Vulcan
Robert Addie
Lord Peter Gillingham
James Gaddas
Lord John Burley
Ben Aris
Lieutenant of Dragoons
Genevieve Allenbury
Yvette
Lea Rochelle
Marie Louise
Kenny Ireland
Padlett
Dan Meaden
Big Red
Daniel Moynihan
Referee
Nelville Phillip
1st Gambler
John Abbott
2nd Gambler
Josanne Haydon-Pierce
La Flamme
John Boswall
Meadows
Fiona Fullerton
Lady Isabel Gillingham
Crew
John Hough
Director
Terence Feely
Screenplay
Barbara Cartland
Novel
Robert C. Dearberg
Editor
Frank Watts
Cinematography
Callum McDougall
Second Assistant Director
Keith Wilson
Production Design
Julie Harris
Costume Design
Barbara Sutton
Hairstylist
Pat McDermott
Hairstylist
Eddie Knight
Makeup Artist
Basil Newall
Makeup Artist
Peter Lennard
Sound Editor
Mike Murr
Sound Editor
Chris Munro
Sound Mixer
Graham V. Hartstone
Sound Mixer
Andrew Sissons
Sound Assistant
Laurie Johnson
Original Music Composer
Peter Young
Set Decoration
Robert Fennell
Production Manager
Dennis Bosher
Art Direction
