Season 2 of Mr Selfridge returns to ITV with heightened drama as Harry Gordon Selfridge, played by Jeremy Piven, faces both personal and professional upheaval in the early years of the First World War. The once dazzling department store becomes a backdrop for tension as London braces for change.
Here’s a detailed cast list for series 2 of the ITV period drama series Mr Selfridge, which includes actors with a named role in the second season:
Character’s Name – Actor/Actress (other TV series or films)
Harry Selfridge – Jeremy Piven (Entourage, Old School)
Rose Selfridge – Frances O’Connor (Mansfield Park, A.I. Artificial Intelligence)
Agnes Towler – Aisling Loftus (War & Peace, A Discovery of Witches)
Roger Grove – Tom Goodman-Hill (Humans, The Imitation Game)
Gordon Selfridge (New actor) – Greg Austin (Class, Hunters)
Lady Mae Loxley – Katherine Kelly (Coronation Street, Criminal: UK)
Lord Loxley (New) – Aidan McArdle (Ella Enchanted, Garrow’s Law)
Richard Chapman (New) – Alfie Boe (Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary, Ball & Boe: One Night Only)
Mr. Crabb – Ron Cook (Little Dorrit, Hot Fuzz)
Miss Mardle – Amanda Abbington (Sherlock, Safe)
Kitty Hawkins – Amy Beth Hayes (The Syndicate, Black Mirror)
Victor Colleano – Trystan Gravelle (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, A Discovery of Witches)
Gabriella (New) – Crystal Leaity (Poldark, Endeavour)
Frank Edwards – Samuel West (All Creatures Great and Small, Howards End)
Detective Webb (New) – Philip Rosch (Wednesday, The King)
George Towler – Calum Callaghan (Black Mirror, Torchwood)
Elsie – Eliza Jones (Dickensian)
Jim (New) – Victor Gardener (Hollyoaks, Fast & Furious 6)
Cissy Spender (New) – Gina Bramhill (Brief Encounters, The Living and the Dead)
Mr. Thackeray (New) – Cal Macaninch (Wild at Heart, Downton Abbey)
Jeremy Richardson (New) – Jack Fox (Riviera, Sanditon)
Mabel Normand (New) – Andrea Deck (Homeland, The Devil’s Violinist)
Delphine Day (New) – Polly Walker (Rome, Bridgerton)
Arnold Huxton (New) – Iain McKee (Titanic (2012), The Queen’s Corgi)
Franco (New) – Sean Teale (Skins, The Gifted)
Frances O’Connor shines again as Rose Selfridge, whose marriage to Harry grows increasingly strained. Meanwhile, the shop floor hums with intrigue: Aisling Loftus as ambitious shopgirl Agnes Towler balances her new responsibilities with a budding romance, while Amanda Abbington’s Miss Mardle navigates difficult choices in love and loyalty.
New arrivals, including Greg Austin as Gordon Selfridge and Aidan McArdle as Lord Loxley, bring fresh conflict to the ensemble. With themes of ambition, resilience, and the shifting role of women in wartime society, season 2 builds on the glamour of retail while exploring the personal costs of success.
Episode 1 of Mr Selfridge series 2 premiered in the UK on ITV at 9:00pm on Sunday the 19th of January, 2014.