Madame Ranevsky and her daughter Anya return home from Paris to find that their beloved family estate and cherry orchard are to be auctioned off to pay debts. Lopahin, a former serf on the estate who is now a wealthy landowner, proposes razing the home and cherry orchard and dividing the estate into plots that could be leased at great profit. The family, however, continues to hold out hope that their beloved home can somehow be saved from destruction.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Peggy AshcroftMadame Ranevsky | Madame Ranevsky |
 John GielgudGaev | Gaev |
 George MurcellYermolai Alexeyevich Lopahin | Yermolai Alexeyevich Lopahin |
 Judi DenchAnya | Anya |
 Dorothy TutinVarya | Varya |
 Ian HolmTrofimov | Trofimov |
 Patsy ByrneDunyasha | Dunyasha |
 Patrick WymarkSemion Panteleyevich Epihodov | Semion Panteleyevich Epihodov |
 Paul HardwickSimyon Pishchik | Simyon Pishchik |
 Patience CollierCharlotta Ivanovna | Charlotta Ivanovna |
 Roy DotriceFirs | Firs |
 David BuckYasha | Yasha |
| GGordon GostelowPasser-by | Passer-by |
 Russell HunterCoachman | Coachman |
| PPeter HolmesCoachman | Coachman |
| JJulian BattersbyGardener | Gardener |
 Bill WallisStationmaster | Stationmaster |
| NNarissa KnightsStationmaster's Wife | Stationmaster's Wife |
| MMike MurrayGovernment Official | Government Official |
| RRonald Scott-DoddSchoolmaster | Schoolmaster |
| RRosemary MussellSchoolmaster's Wife | Schoolmaster's Wife |
| GGareth MorganPost Office Clerk | Post Office Clerk |
| CCherry MorrisPeasant | Peasant |
 Georgina WardPeasant | Peasant |
 Sebastian BreaksPeasant | Peasant |