| Episode credited cast: |
 | Gavin Esler | - | Himself - Presenter |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: |
 | Mark Avery | - | Himself - Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (as Dr Mark Avery) |
 | Boris Berezovsky | - | Himself - Oligarch |
 | Joanna Blythman | - | Herself - 'The Food We Eat' Author |
 | Yuri Felshtinsky | - | Himself - 'Blowing Up Russia' Co-author |
 | Richard Macdonald | - | Himself - National Farmers Union Director General |
 | Robin Maynard | - | Himself - Soil Association |
 | David Miliband | - | Himself - Environment Secretary (as David Miliband MP) |
 | Matthew Price | - | Himself - Middle East Correspondent |
 | Roman Shleinov | - | Himself - Novaya Gazeta Investigative Reporter |
 | Richard Watson | - | Himself - Correspondent |
 | Susan Watts | - | Herself - Science Editor |
 | Tim Whewell | - | Himself - Moscow Correspondent |