Rowan Atkinson plays motor racing ace Sir Henry "Tim" Birkin. He was a brilliant racing driver of the 1920s and 1930s whose determination to win made him a hero but caused problems in his personal life.

Rowan Atkinson
as Henry Burkin

Crispin Bonham-Carter
as Michael Burn

Karen Cooper
as Dorothy Paget

Geoffrey Palmer
as Sir Stanley Birkin

Gavin Richards
as W.O. Bentley

Carolyn Backhouse
as Audrey Latham

Harry Burton
as Archie Birkin

Ken Kitson
as Billy Rockall