Cast of
Lost for Words

About Lost for Words

Deric Longden and his wife, Aileen, come to terms with the fact that his mother, Annie, is getting too old to live on her own. Annie suffers her first stroke and a nursing home is the obvious solution, but which one and where?

Full Cast of Lost for Words

Thora Hird
plays Annie Longden

Pete Postlethwaite
plays Deric Longden

Pete Postlethwaite as Deric Longden

Pete Postlethwaite was an English stage, film and television actor. After minor television appearances including in T...

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Penny Downie
plays Aileen Longden

Penny Downie as Aileen Longden

Penny Downie was born on January 1, 1954 and is currently 70 years old.

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Anne Reid
plays Gloria Brooks

Anne Reid as Gloria Brooks

Anne Reid, MBE is an English stage, film and television actress, known for her roles as Valerie Barlow in the soap op...

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Keith Clifford
plays Fred

Tom Higgins
plays Doctor

Jennifer Luckraft
plays Nurse

Katherine Dow Blyton
plays Sister

Eddie Caswell
plays Widower

Diana Flacks
plays Mrs Corey

David Shimwell
plays Young Man

Malcolm Hebden
plays Chemist

Ruth Holden
plays Mrs Elliot

Dinah Handley
plays Do-Gooder

Gillian Waugh
plays Therapist

Noreen Kershaw
plays Margaret

Dennis Blanch
plays Man with Dogs

Maxine Burth
plays Nurse

Katisha Kenyon
plays Nurse


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