Brenda Blethyn

Cynthia Rose Purley

Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Hortense Cumberbatch

Timothy Spall

Maurice Purley

Phyllis Logan

Monica Purley

Claire Rushbrook

Roxanne Purley

Lee Ross

Paul

Lesley Manville

The Social Worker

Elizabeth Berrington

Jane

Michele Austin

Dionne

Ron Cook

Stuart

Trevor Laird

Hortense's Brother

Brian Bovell

Hortense's Brother

Emma Amos

Girl with Scar

Clare Perkins

Hortense's Sister in Law

Elias Perkins McCook

Hortense's Nephew

Jane Mitchell

Senior Optician (as June Mitchell)

Janice Acquah

Junior Optician

Keylee Jade Flanders

Girl in Opticians (as Keeley Flanders)

Hannah Davis

First Bride

Terence Harvey

First Bride's Father

Kate O'Malley

Second Bride

Joe Tucker

Groom

Richard Syms

Vicar

Grant Masters

Best Man

Annie Hayes

Mother in Family Group

Jean Ainslie

Grandmother

Lucy Sheen

Nurse

Frances Ruffelle

Young Mother

Nitin Ganatra

Potential Suitor

Metin Marlow

Conjuror

Su Elliot

Raunchy Woman

Amanda Crossley

Raunchy Woman

Di Sherlock

Raunchy Woman

David Neilson

Man in Suit

Peter Waddington

Man in Suit

Peter Stockbridge

Man in Suit

Rachel Lewis

Graduate

Paul Trussell

Grinning Husband

Jonny Coyne

Fiance

Denise Orita

Uneasy Woman

Margery Withers

Elderly Lady

Gordon Winter

Laughing Man

Theresa Watson

Daughter

Peter Wight

Father in Family Group

Gary McDonald

Boxer

Alison Steadman

Woman with Dog

Liz Smith

Woman with Cat

Sheila Kelley

Fertile Mother

Angela Curran

Little Boy's Mother

Linda Beckett

Pin Up Housewife

Phil Davis

Man in Suit

Wendy Nottingham

Glum Woman

Anthony O'Donnell

Uneasy Man

Ruth Sheen

Laughing Woman

Mia Soteriou

Fiancee

Stephen Churchett

Man in Suit

Simon Channing Williams

Producer

Andrew Dickson

Original Music Composer

Dick Pope

Director of Photography

Jon Gregory

Editor

Mike Leigh

Writer

Mike Leigh

Director

Maria Price

Costume Design

George Richards

Sound Recordist

Alison Chitty

Production Design

Susie Parriss

Casting

Paddy Stern

Casting

Eve Stewart

Art Direction

Georgina Lowe

Production Supervisor

Zerlina Hughes

Third Assistant Director

Jennie Osborn

First Assistant Director

Josh Robertson

Second Assistant Director

Chris Rose

First Assistant Director

Hilly Benjamin

Assistant Art Director

Nick Rose

Property Master

Orin Beaton

Boom Operator

Mick Boggis

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Loveday Harding

Boom Operator

Derek Holding

ADR Editor

Derek Lomas

Dialogue Editor

Peter Maxwell

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

George Richards

Sound Recordist

Ted Swanscott

ADR Mixer

Ted Swanscott

Foley Mixer

William Trent

Foley Editor

Richard Blackmore

Generator Operator

Lucy Bristow

Focus Puller

Alan Coster

Electrician

Marco di Giulio

Electrician

Martin Duncan

Gaffer

Simon Mein

Still Photographer

Allison Wyldeck

Costume Supervisor

Jacki Thomas

Wardrobe Assistant

Kate Mackenzie

First Assistant Editor

Ian Seymour

First Assistant Editor

Mark Mostyn

Location Manager

Heather Storr

Script Supervisor

Chris Allies

Title Designer

Christine Blundell

Makeup Artist

Kirstin Chalmers

Assistant Hairstylist

Kirstin Chalmers

Assistant Makeup Artist

Paula Spinks

Assistant Director

Phillip Kenny

Production Executive

Will Tyler

Production Accountant

Sarah Trowse

Assistant Accountant

Stephanie Faugier

Production Coordinator

Nick Orlande

Construction Manager