Born Mary Ann Evans in 1819, the novelist George Eliot was a woman ahead of her time: a proud and determined individual who continually broke the sexual, religious and social rules of Victorian society. George Eliot: A Scandalous Life explores how the scandals and rumours that plagued her life, never defeated her will or her literary genius; and how, against all odds, she went on to write some of the world's greatest novels including Middlemarch, The Mill on the Floss, and Silas Marner.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Maureen LipmanNarrator | Narrator |
 Harriet WalterMary Ann Evans / George Eliot | Mary Ann Evans / George Eliot |
 John SessionsGeorge Henry Lewes | George Henry Lewes |
 James WilbyHerbert Spencer | Herbert Spencer |
 David WalliamsJohn Chapman | John Chapman |
 Barbara Leigh-HuntGossip | Gossip |
 David BamberGossip | Gossip |
 Janine DuvitskiGossip | Gossip |
 Michael CulkinLiggins Conspirator | Liggins Conspirator |
 Felicity DeanEdith Simcox | Edith Simcox |
 Richard DillaneJohn Cross | John Cross |
| TTrevor RayD'Albert Durade | D'Albert Durade |
| GGlynn WilliamsThornie | Thornie |
 Adrian SchillerMan | Man |