Penelope Keith is the only member of the cast of the original stage version to appear in the TV version.
The original London theater cast included Tom Courtenay, Felicity Kendall, Michael Gambon, Bridget Turner, Mark Kingston, and Penelope Keith.
The original Broadway cast included Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss, Ken Howard, Carole Shelley, Estelle Parsons, and Barry Nelson.
In the 2008 play revival of The Norman Conquests, Jessica Hynes plays Annie. Penelope Wilton, who was the original Annie, starred in Shaun of the Dead (2004) with Jessica Hynes.