The Best House in London

The Best House in London is a 1969 British comedy film directed by Philip Saville and starring David Hemmings, Joanna Pettet, George Sanders, Warren Mitchell, John Bird, Maurice Denham and Bill Fraser. Cast David Hemmings – Benjamin Oakes / Walter Leybourne Joanna Pettet – Josephie Pacefoot George Sanders – Sir Francis Leybourne Dany Robin – Babette Warren Mitchell – Count Pandolfo John Bird – Home Secretary Jan Holden – Lady Dilke William Rushton – Sylvester Wall Bill Fraser – Inspector MacPherson Maurice Denham – Editor of The Times newspaper Wolfe Morris – Chinese Trade Attache Martita Hunt – Headmistress Arnold Diamond – Charles Dickens Hugh Burden – Lord Tennyson Avril Angers – Flora's Mother Betty Marsden – Felicity Tessie O'Shea – Singer Arthur Howard - Mr. Fortnum Clement Freud - Mr. Mason Peter Jeffrey – Sherlock Holmes Thorley Walters – Doctor Watson John Cleese – Jones Margaret Nolan – Prostitute Penny Spencer – Evelyn Veronica Carlson – Lily References External links