Princess Scherbatskya Gillian Barge Princess Scherbatskya is mother to Dolly and Kitty. An old-fashioned noblewoman, the princess is set on finding the best match for her youngest daughter, Kitty. But society has changed since she was a young woman, and the princess finds herself confronted with difficult choices -- and disagreement from her husband -- in the altered landscape of modern courtship. Gillian Barge is a British television actress whose credits include Doomwatch: Winter Angel, The Lake of Darkness, and Dr Willoughby.