Cast

B
Brenda Blethyn
as Cynthia Rose Purley
M
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
as Hortense Cumberbatch
T
Timothy Spall
as Maurice Purley
P
Phyllis Logan
as Monica Purley
C
Claire Rushbrook
as Roxanne Purley
L
Lee Ross
as Paul
L
Lesley Manville
as The Social Worker
E
Elizabeth Berrington
as Jane
M
Michele Austin
as Dionne
R
Ron Cook
as Stuart
T
Trevor Laird
as Hortense's Brother
B
Brian Bovell
as Hortense's Brother
E
Emma Amos
as Girl with Scar
C
Clare Perkins
as Hortense's Sister in Law
E
Elias Perkins McCook
as Hortense's Nephew
J
Jane Mitchell
as Senior Optician (as June Mitchell)
J
Janice Acquah
as Junior Optician
K
Keylee Jade Flanders
as Girl in Opticians (as Keeley Flanders)
H
Hannah Davis
as First Bride
T
Terence Harvey
as First Bride's Father
K
Kate O'Malley
as Second Bride
J
Joe Tucker
as Groom
R
Richard Syms
as Vicar
G
Grant Masters
as Best Man
A
Annie Hayes
as Mother in Family Group
J
Jean Ainslie
as Grandmother
L
Lucy Sheen
as Nurse
F
Frances Ruffelle
as Young Mother
N
Nitin Ganatra
as Potential Suitor
M
Metin Marlow
as Conjuror
S
Su Elliot
as Raunchy Woman
A
Amanda Crossley
as Raunchy Woman
D
Di Sherlock
as Raunchy Woman
D
David Neilson
as Man in Suit
P
Peter Waddington
as Man in Suit
P
Peter Stockbridge
as Man in Suit
R
Rachel Lewis
as Graduate
P
Paul Trussell
as Grinning Husband
J
Jonny Coyne
as Fiance
D
Denise Orita
as Uneasy Woman
M
Margery Withers
as Elderly Lady
G
Gordon Winter
as Laughing Man
T
Theresa Watson
as Daughter
P
Peter Wight
as Father in Family Group
G
Gary McDonald
as Boxer
A
Alison Steadman
as Woman with Dog
L
Liz Smith
as Woman with Cat
S
Sheila Kelley
as Fertile Mother
A
Angela Curran
as Little Boy's Mother
L
Linda Beckett
as Pin Up Housewife
P
Phil Davis
as Man in Suit
W
Wendy Nottingham
as Glum Woman
A
Anthony O'Donnell
as Uneasy Man
R
Ruth Sheen
as Laughing Woman
M
Mia Soteriou
as Fiancee
S
Stephen Churchett
as Man in Suit

Crew

S
Simon Channing Williams
Producer
D
Dick Pope
Director of Photography
J
Jon Gregory
Editor
M
Mike Leigh
Director
A
Andrew Dickson
Original Music Composer
M
Mike Leigh
Writer
M
Maria Price
Costume Design
A
Alison Chitty
Production Design
G
George Richards
Sound Recordist