Lord Hollingford Shaughan Seymour Lord Hollingford, the eldest son of Lord and Lady Cumnor, introduces the accomplished Roger Hamley to other distinguished scientists who often assemble at The Towers. A widower and a shy man, he also befriends Mr. Gibson, with whom he discusses the latest scientific discoveries. Shaughan Seymour is a British actor whose credits include performances in ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre's A Rather English Marriage, Strangers and Brothers, After the War, and Parnell and the Englishwoman.