Elizaveta

So I actually tried writing a few chapters of Winter Dreams, and something just wasn't working for me. I've reworked the cast to see if there will be a better flow.

Jodie Turner-Smith as the
Dowager Countess Elizabeth Mironova

Widowed Elizabeth returns to England after living in the Russian Empire for several years.

Matyev Lykov as Count Adrik Mironov

Though the same age as Elizabeth, Adrik is her stepson. He decides to follow her to England when his father dies.

Gabrielle Oke as Cordelia Patridge

Cordelia is a debutante.

Lucy Vandi as Lady Eleanor,
the Baroness Patridge

Eleanor is Cordelia's mother, and an old acquaintance of Elizabeth's.

Jessie Baek as Mary Ann Hallewell

Mary Ann is a debutante and friend of Cordelia's.

Kostromin as Iakov

Iakov is Adrik's page.

Lenora Crichlow as Clementine

Clementine is Elizaveta's new lady's maid.

Thandiwe Newton as Allegra

Allegra is Eleanor's new housekeeper.

Special Appearances

Golda Rosheuvel as Queen Charlotte 

Despite having no memory of Elizabeth as a debutante, the Queen is nevertheless intrigued by her return.

Adjoa Andoh as Lady Danbury

A Dowager Countess and widow herself, Lady Danbury is also close friends with the Queen.

Hugh Sachs as Brimsley

Queen Charlotte's trusty right hand.

Kathryn Drysdale as Genevieve Delacroix

Madame Delacroix is a local modiste.

with Charitha Chandran as Edwina Sharma

The Diamond of her season, Edwina has formed a deepening friendship with the Queen.

and Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington

Penelope is a young woman who secretly writes a scandal sheet under the name "Lady Whistledown".

Next: Prologue