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Amanda Barrie
Anne
Linda Robson
Teenage Girl
Iain Cuthbertson
Barnum
Hywel Bennett
Tony
Roy Boyd
The Other Man
Laurence Payne
Weaver
Warren Mitchell
Moss
Tony Haygarth
Neighbour
André Morell
Sir Geoffrey Wolf
Martin Shaw
Brian
Hildegard Neil
Diana
Tom Chadbon
Len
Bernard Hepton
Derek
Maggie Jones
Nance
Maurice Roëves
Ted Hardin
Anne Reid
Eileen Morris
James Bolam
Husband
Sarah Sutton
Little Lavinia
Roy Kinnear
Roderick Major
Brenda Bruce
Madge
Pam St. Clement
Connie
Richard Beckinsale
Michael Robson
Bob Peck
Joe Pike
David Daker
Terry
Joan Hickson
Mother
Ron Moody
Harry
Philip Locke
O'Neil
Paul McGann
Norman
Nick Tate
Steve Jackson
Eric Porter
Stanley Wilkinson
Roger Sloman
Joe
Sheila Hancock
Ellen
Leonard Rossiter
Arthur
Derek Fowlds
Hartley
Fulton Mackay
Dr. Leafer
Sydney Tafler
Mr. Leo Crowley
Maurice O'Connell
1st Policeman at Southend
Carmen Silvera
Sra Constanza
Paul Freeman
Willie
George Sewell
Father
Georgina Hale
Fran
Michael Sheard
Conrad Tucker
Patrick Stewart
The Man
James Hazeldine
Chris , Patrick
Geoffrey Hughes
Derek
John Gielgud
Harry
John Bryans
Magistrate
Terry Molloy
Clarence
George Lazenby
David Adler
John Cater
Norman
John Franklyn-Robbins
Shales
Arnold Diamond
Andrews
Spencer Banks
Stephen
Leslie Dwyer
Alec's Father
Vivian Pickles
Beth Bailey
William Simons
Doctor
Philip Latham
Dr Millham
Christopher Benjamin
Mr Porter
Billy Connolly
Jody
Christopher Villiers
Doctor
Brian Capron
Tony
Martin Boddey
Mr. O'Brien
Derek Martin
Security Guard
Floella Benjamin
Solicitor's Clerk
Roger Avon
Chauffeur
Frances de la Tour
Maria Waite , Marcia
Elisabeth Sladen
Jo
Julian Holloway
John
Aubrey Morris
Headmaster
John Woodvine
Penitent
Ralph Richardson
Jack
Peter Firth
Arsenic , Dominick Hide
John Hurt
Alec Cassell
John Challis
Victor Mintell
Alan Bennett
Denis Midgley
Royston Tickner
Usher
Kim Hartman
Receptionist
Harriet Philpin
Kate
Helen Fraser
Joyce Midgley
Patsy Smart
Customer , The Cleaner
Julie Walters
Valery (Night Nurse)
Eric Richard
Stan
Lorraine Brunning
Tina
Kay Stonham
Hazel
Tim Barker
Harold
Su Elliot
June
Frances Barber
Melody
Sheila Kelley
Janice
Tim Curry
Glen
Anna Cropper
Elizabeth Carter
Tom Bell
Michael Biddle
Jon Morrison
Bunny
Sue Vanner
Clare
Deborah Fairfax
Miss Benson , Girl
Michael Kitchen
Dick Foster , Alan
Peter Marshall
Maggie's Son
David Threlfall
Robert
Lesley Manville
Vivienne
John Grillo
The Vet
Liz Crowther
Doctor
Alec McCowen
Percy
Richard Briers
Mr. Smythe
Sheila Allen
Veronica
Marguerite Hardiman
Mary
Jane Lapotaire
Kim
Lynne Frederick
Nikki
Benedict Taylor
Ben
Patrick Magee
Caleb Line
Jean Trend
Helda
Tony Melody
Harry Shoe
David Griffin
Carl Morgan
Michael Carter
1st Youth
Mark Wingett
3rd Youth
Richard Vernon
Mr. Price
Hal Galili
The Hit , Patient
Karl Howman
1st Policeman , Geoffrey
Anthony Dawes
Man in Car
Jeffrey Segal
Counsel, at Public Hearing
Ray Brooks
Raymond Collis
Tony Selby
Stan
Patrick Newell
Mr. Nesbitt
Peter Barkworth
Richard Elkinson
Sheila Gish
Jane Elkinson
Jan Waters
Sarah
John Welsh
Philip Hucknell
Judi Bowker
Emma Elkinson
Gwyneth Strong
Anne
Robin Davies
Simon Elkinson
Bill Maynard
Harry
Nigel Havers
Harman
Rosemarie Dunham
Rene
Marjorie Yates
Audrey
Lori Wells
Sandra
Saeed Jaffrey
Gurjeet Singh Khera , Merchant
Malcolm Terris
Psychiatrist, in Psychiatric Hospital , Jim , Jennings , Mr. Dowdeswell
John Comer
George
Paul Copley
Andy
Pat Wallis
Flo
John Alderson
Audrey's Husband
Helen Mirren
Angela
Allan Surtees
Mr. Newman
Graham Ashley
Barman , Mr. Hutton , Arthur , Jim Platt
Frank Windsor
Ex-W.O. Higham , Tom Fisher
Georgine Anderson
Mrs. Franklin , Helen Childers
Ursula Howells
Sarah Chandler
Tony Caunter
Pinnock , Alderman
Bill Fraser
Edward Waite
Ronald Pickup
Richard Massingham
James Greene
Det. Sgt. Gregg
Doreen Mantle
Mother , Mary Hunter , Julia Branston
Donald Pickering
Angus Nash
Tom Georgeson
Adler
Anita Carey
Jill , Sharon
Julia Watson
Nurse
Patsy Rowlands
Miriam
Maria Charles
Rita Green
John Salthouse
Bus Conductor , Andrews
Harry Landis
Solly
Tessa Wyatt
Jane
Michael Gambon
Robin , Max , Piers
Geoffrey Palmer
Detetective Chief Inspector Harris , Jack Buckett
Frank Finlay
Dearth
Rosemary Leach
Rita
Barbara Young
Typing Pool Supervisor , Maggie , Greta
Ronald Lacey
Mr. Lang
Alun Armstrong
Mr Briggs , 1st Docker
Stephen Greif
Gerry , Joe
Tim Woodward
Storyteller
Gemma Jones
Anna Firth
Michael Byrne
Russell , Bruce
Richard O'Sullivan
Whiteley
Annette Crosbie
Catherine
Joss Ackland
Albert , Malcolmson , Ellis Cripper
Noel Coleman
Dr. Ernest Farman
Michael Brennan
Aggressive Man (uncredited)
Kenneth Colley
Frank Benyon , Bruce Tetley
Bryan Pringle
Henry , Nelson
Mary Peach
Elizabeth
Ian Holm
Alexei
Thorley Walters
Old Wedding Guest
Julian Sands
Groom
Ian Hogg
Les Cannon , Arne
Michael Lees
Man from Wimbledon
Desmond Llewelyn
Official in Dream
Caroline Blakiston
Esther , Josie
Benjamin Whitrow
Tom
Gerard Ryder
Hotel Manager , Clive Bates , Forcett
Gordon Rollings
Oxfam
George Pravda
Weiss , Nikolay Tashkov
Larrington Walker
Ernest
Margaretta Scott
Magistrate Terris
Alison Steadman
Jan Blincoe , Kay Pasmore , Nonie , Veronica
Lesley Dunlop
Sue
Bob Hoskins
Woodbine , Blake , Taxi Driver
Nick Stringer
Terry
Stephen Moore
Simon Hulse , Farley-Smythe , Leslie Potter
Jeremy Sinden
Roddy
William Morgan Sheppard
Harry Cowper
Ben Cross
Simon
Louise Jameson
Stella
John Junkin
Jack
Liz Smith
Keith's Granny , Elfie , Mrs. Oxfam , Mrs. Pritchett , Mrs. Thornley , Mrs. Mathews
Leo McKern
Horace Rumpole , Sir Frederic Carlion
Wendy Hiller
Daisy - Lady Carlion
Penelope Wilton
Virginia Carlion
Suzanne Burden
Lindsey Carlion
June Brown
Brenda , Clara, in Psychiatric Hospital , Hilda , June
Janine Duvitski
Audrey , Vera
Avril Elgar
Christine Reynolds
Nicholas Ball
John Arnott , Terry
Warren Clarke
Narrator , Stevens , Alfred
Frank Gatliff
Phillips
Michael Graham Cox
Willie de Salis , Wally Edge , David Pond
Richard Pasco
Alan Berry , Maurice Stapleton , Dean
Jimmy Gardner
Summers
Frances Tomelty
Polly
Rita Davies
Matron
Gillian Barge
Marrianne Webb
Liam Neeson
Him
Denis Lawson
Felix , Snare
John Bird
Captain Wigmore , Raymond , Lord North , Desmond Hughes
John Alderton
Paul Clements
Jim Broadbent
Mr. Horsfall , Mr. Champing
Terence Rigby
William Pitt, Earl of Chatham
Anthony Hopkins
Alexander Tashkov , Bob Goodliffe
John Owens
Speaker of the House of Commons
Harry Fielder
Ruffian
Jack Shepherd
William Waite , Wallace Pidgeon
Angus Lennie
Minister
David Neal
Walter Dodds , Dr. Ackerly
John G. Heller
''Vampire''
George Cole
Mr. Newbold
Brian Pettifer
Boy in Grounds
Susan Fleetwood
Janet Morton , Pamela Redman
Norman Rossington
Jack Burnshaw
Ken Hutchison
Macey
Bruce Purchase
Goff , Jake
Sharon Duce
Joyce
Bernard Hill
Bernard Blincoe , Eric , Mick , Edward , Graham , Simon Simpson , Sullivan
John Normington
Dr. Simpson
Donald Gee
Dr. Whitehead
Simon Chandler
Nicky
Colin Farrell
Ralph , Vicar , Daniel
Stephen Rea
Shay , Peter
Timothy West
Mark Childers
Rupert Davies
Bartley Humbolt
Donald Pleasence
Gerry Muddiman , Samuel Johnson
Ian Gelder
Steve Riches , Andrew Patterson
Patrick Troughton
Judge Barnes-Ritchie , Malcolm , Victor Marsden
Colin Welland
Willie
Michael Elphick
Peter
Robin Ellis
John
Simon Rouse
John Hansen , Chris , Blakeney
Bert Palmer
Old Man , Len
Gerald Sim
Carter
Brian Wilde
Tod
Adrienne Corri
Elinor Barkham
Vladek Sheybal
Hans Weider
Tony Steedman
Sir Henry Barkham
Clive Morton
Sir Andrew Manton QC
Michael Feast
Tim
Margo Andrew
Isabella
Stephanie Cole
Dr. Monday , Enid
Katharine Blake
Cynthia McKenna
Richard Morant
Conrad McKenna
Timothy Spall
Detective Sergeant Baxter , Gordon
Dudley Foster
Darkly
Margery Mason
Celia's Mother , Mrs. Miller , Maud
Edward Woodward
The Man
Angela Scoular
The Girl
Roger Hammond
Victor, Helper at 'Jesus Saves' , Fowler
Edward de Souza
The Friend
Stanley Lebor
Robin
Joanna Van Gyseghem
Joanna
Robin Phillips
Luke
Thomas Baptiste
Norman
Anna Carteret
Carol
Nigel Hawthorne
Police Captain , Stanek / Vanek , Jack , Major Lewis Rolfe , Fulton , Morris Shelman , Graham
Richard Pearson
Alfred
Alison Leggatt
Geraldine
Robert Urquhart
Vic
Bryan Marshall
Bill Huntley
Christine Hargreaves
Joan Huntley
Pauline Quirke
Eleanor , Ann , Tessa
Lesley Mackie
Alison
David Hayman
Alec
Norman Eshley
Dave Osmond
Patricia Brake
Meriel Osmond
Trevor Peacock
Sheldon , Sgt-Major Pusey , Pearson
Gwen Taylor
Sally Brown
John Flanagan
Mike Thurlow
Caroline Langrishe
Jane , Jane Winters , Jill
Michael Elwyn
Reynolds
John Collin
Terry
Tom Kempinski
George Timmins
Alan Webb
Herbert , Mr. Osmond
Alexander Knox
The Judge
David Bradley
Communist Speaker , Policeman
Caroline Mortimer
Maggie
Robert Lang
Edward Morris
Jeremy Kemp
Tony Lyle , Reader, Kuznetsov's 'Prison Diaries' (voice) , Roderick Bagley
Andrew McCulloch
Tom
Barbara Ferris
Wife
Katya Wyeth
Redhead
Celia Johnson
Mrs. Palfrey
John Bindon
Jumbo
Yolande Turner
Lady Chatterley
Stephen Murray
Mr. Richardson
Isabel Dean
Mrs. Richardson
Neil Wilson
Arthur
Freddie Fletcher
Bernie
Norman Rodway
Sir Dominic
Sylvia Kay
Judge , Doris Muddiman
John Barrie
Edwin
Phyllida Law
The Wife , Joan
Pippa Guard
Ada , Ava
Colin Jeavons
Production Monitor , Lytton , Donald Duck , Dennis Turner , Neeley
Phil Davis
Post Office Clerk , Mr. Destry , 2nd Youth (as Philip Davis) , Kid
Ron Smerczak
Joel
Milton Johns
Evelyn de Plume
Rachel Roberts
Olwen
Doreen Keogh
Mother
Liam Redmond
Giles
Gillian Taylforth
Mavis
Joanna Dunham
Zoe Lyle
Bridget Armstrong
Claire Buckett
Nigel Stock
Coade , Arthur Palmer
Jean Heywood
Mrs. Brown , Mrs Kay
Lois Daine
Jean
Jane Lowe
Norma
Andrew Ray
Clive Avon
Paul Dawkins
Alfred Bagley
Roger Lloyd Pack
Sidney Bagley
Susan Penhaligon
Lucy Bagley
John Barrett
Billy , Tiger
Thora Hird
Doris , Aunt KItty , Olive Major
John Lyons
Phillip
Edward Hardwicke
Paediatrician , Brinson , Gareth
Albert Moses
Gaoler , Altab Shahid , Airport worker , Huq
Derrick O'Connor
Albert
Clive Swift
Savory , Air Steward
Godfrey James
Len
Peter Eyre
Noran
Tony Robinson
Matthews
Tim Healy
Phil
David Dixon
Ozzie
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Marjorie Berry , Sarah
Candace Glendenning
Annabel
George A. Cooper
Frank Palmer , Lionel , Ashcroft
Gerry Cowper
Rowena , Mandy
Jeffery Kissoon
Sonny
Angharad Rees
Lady Caroline , April Cotton
Phil Daniels
First Youth
Rosalind Ayres
Annabel , Rita , Maureen , Turner
Tony Britton
Freddie
Donald Douglas
Robert Walsh , James Macleod
Rachel Kempson
Mrs. Anderson , Louisa
Robin Bailey
Bertie
Colin Douglas
Uncle Ernest , Mr Leslie , Father , Philips , Jackson Arnott
Angela Down
Daphne
Kate Nelligan
Hilary
John Stride
Michael Otway
Paul Shane
Georgie , Moffa
Deborah Fallender
Stevie
George Innes
Alfie
Lionel Murton
Frank
Jennifer Hilary
Davina / Lady Caroline
Dave Hill
Gerry Broadbent , Terry , Maurice , Jehovah's Witness
Richard O'Callaghan
Clive , Tortoiseshell , Mike
Martin Jarvis
Sir Fergus / Sir James
Miriam Margolyes
Veronica
Bill Paterson
Luke
John Kani
George O'Brien
Mona Hammond
Zazie
John Matshikiza
Henry
Norma West
Sandra
Sylvestra Le Touzel
Sally
Gerard Kelly
Donal
Frank Mills
Hampshire , Mr. James , Ashford
Gregor Fisher
Georgie
Zena Walker
Dr. Barbara Moore , Lavinia , Mary Purser
Sherrie Hewson
May
Elizabeth Spriggs
Olive James , Alice Duckworth , Maggie , Sonia Marsden
Barbara Flynn
Margaret Hanson , Monica Potter , Jill
Alan Tilvern
Richard Devizes
Joe Lynch
Slacey
Richard Wilson
Consultant , Abercrombie
Suzan Farmer
Fay Cooper
Jon Laurimore
Mike Hargreaves
Iain Lauchlan
George
Jennie Linden
Josie
Mark Burns
Ramage
Garry Cooper
Billy
Gwen Watford
Jo , Susan
Mary Healey
May
Constance Chapman
Marion , Marie Goodliffe , Mops
Constantine Gregory
Lev Bulansky
Connie Booth
Ginny , Lee-Ann Good
Vincent Marzello
American Executive
Donal McCann
Big Jim Collins
Johnny Murphy
Kevin Collins
Penelope Horner
Fiona Dunkerley
William Tarmey
Slaughterer
Queenie Watts
Lilian
Jonathan Newth
Andrew Pelham
Sally Anne Newton
Janina Pelham
Edward Burnham
Judge
Terry Scully
Stan
Paul Rogers
Jan Citron
Joyce Redman
Meg Citron
Simon Cadell
Fowler
Jeffry Wickham
Maybank
Philip Jackson
Colin Pasmore
Pat Roach
Man in Street
Fred Pearson
Jack
Dinsdale Landen
David Purser
Deborah Grant
Louise Day
Geoffrey Chater
Mr. Calder , Philip Hartley
Mick Ford
Frank
Alan Ford
Mr. Chancer
Susan Porrett
Miss Cataclysm
Paola Dionisotti
Kay
Paul Brooke
Mornington
Jimmy Jewel
George Harley - England 1980 , Mr. Pasmore
George Harris
Martin Sebela
Anthony Bate
Warren , Roland Jeffries
James Laurenson
Dick
Gabrielle Lloyd
Constantia
Dearbhla Molloy
Judith , Fidelma
Shirley Stelfox
Mrs Smith
Peter Egan
Purdie
Joanna David
Mabel Purdie
Freda Bamford
Vera Lambert , Mrs. Vigo
David Suchet
Reger
Sarah Badel
Alice Pike , Alice Dearth
Joseph Brady
Jim McLeod , Duncan Brewster
Tariq Yunus
Raji
Patricia Garwood
Leela
Frank Olegario
Wedding Lawyer
Kenneth Cranham
Alan Grieves
Gary Olsen
Youth
Phyllis Logan
Nancy Park
Susan Littler
Mary
Bill Stewart
Doctor
Nigel Humphreys
Stuart
Elizabeth Sellars
Mrs. Coade , Annabel Fox
Lee Montague
Interrogator
Jim Norton
Jack Parry , The Detective Sergeant
Jacqueline Tong
Deb
Bill Nighy
Dave
George Costigan
Nolan
Imogen Bickford-Smith
Kerry
Pierce Brosnan
Dennis
Colette O'Neil
Lil
Paul Daneman
Frank
Rosemary Martin
Christine
Sarah Collier
Fran
Caroline Guthrie
Patty
Kenneth Farrington
Wally
Julie Peasgood
Kath
Pete Lee-Wilson
Scarface
Nicholas Lyndhurst
Policeman
Anthony Higgins
Oscar
Dave King
Jack Ives
Arthur English
Albert
Perry Fenwick
Tommy , Andy
Frank Middlemass
Josh Adkins
Cassie Stuart
Susan
Gary Beadle
Victor
Eleanor Bron
Camilla
Gary Raymond
Michael
Rosalie Crutchley
Laura
Caroline Quentin
Receptionist at Songstack
Charlotte Cornwell
Jill
Simon Dutton
Ben
Jenny Runacre
Peach
Elaine Lordan
Girl (Stella Estelle)
Claire Gordon
Sadie
Geoffrey Leesley
Father , Police Constable
Stefan Kalipha
Ali
Michael Gough
Professor Burrows
Donald Churchill
Tony Goodliffe
Ian Richardson
Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith
Robert Flemyng
Sir Charles
Raad Rawi
Ahmed
Jacob Witkin
The Sheik
Brian Cox
Dr. Gillespie
Jean Marsh
Madeleine Walsh
Michael Stainton
Personnel Manager , Tom
David Kelly
The Judge , Mark
Niall Tóibín
The Defence Counsel
Erik Chitty
Mr. Cawser
Gilly Flower
Non-speaking extra (uncredited)
Ann Beach
Morag
Brian Hall
Towler
Kenneth Cope
Drill Sergeant
Paul Angelis
Conroy
Steve Sweeney
Jason
Anne Jackson
Helene Hanff
Moray Black
Sixth Former
Morag Hood
Mary Hulse
Jennie Hesselwood
Mrs. Arne
Elizabeth Dawn
Enid
John Atkinson
Reverend J. Franklin
David Smith
Ronnie Warboys
Pat Heywood
Beatrice
Charles Lamb
Grandad
Trevor Ray
Alaric
Sylvia Coleridge
Great Aunt Mavis
Timothy Davies
Jim Bone
Bernadette Shortt
Midge
Bill Gavin
Brian
Jenny Donnison
Carole
Peggy Aitchison
Lil, Inmate at 'Jesus Saves'
Freda Dowie
Mother Superior, Helper at 'Jesus Saves'
Joanne White
Singer
Maureen Callaghan
Helen
Robert Booth
Keith
Andrew Beaumont
Kevin
Christine Mountain
Lorraine
Paul Luty
Terry
Ted Carroll
Mate
Christine Buckley
Winnie
Kathy Proctor
Social Security Clerk
David Swift
Councillor Bass
Eve Pearce
Louise , Mrs. Hutton
Stephanie Turner
Gillian Otway , Jane
Noel Collins
Johnny
Betty Alberge
Mum
Alan Rowe
Ministry Official , Frank King
Michael Golden
Meikle
David Waller
Gowran Cripper
Jonathan Duttine
Keith Nicholson
Rosalind Adams
Rose
Barbara Atkinson
Aunt Darnley
Leon Sinden
Miles Darnley
John Joyce
Barman
Barrie Fletcher
Chauffeur
Arthur Kelly
Barney
Denyse Alexander
Sylvia Rose
Margaret Mason
''The Trevor Preston Duo''
Kiffer Weisselberg
Miles
Amanda Reiss
Ethel
Julie Britton
Maggie Huntley
Harriet Harper
Nita Hill
Cliff Norris
Bib
Ronnie King
Plug
Peter French
Monkey
Paul Stuart
Lips
Belinda Low
Martha Pidgeon
Joan Haythorne
May Tashkov
Eve Belton
Clare
Leon Gluckman
Joel Carlson
Alton Kumalo
Herman Ja Toivo
Susan Tracy
Glenda
Susan Glanville
Wife
Frederick Treves
Chief
Neil Phillips
Bob
Anne Kristen
Mrs. Galt , Ella Burns
Reginald Stewart
Ches
John Fowler
Jimmy
Jamila Massey
Sister Kapoor , Dr. Bannerjee
Tom Marshall
Peter
Elizabeth Estensen
Susan
John Pennington
Doctor
Peter Moran
Stu
Paul Moran
Davey
Tommy White
Dingo
John Grieve
MacDougall
Roger Booth
Frank , Holland
Margaret Kelly
Katie
Matthew Stradling
Matthew Hulse
Paula Tilbrook
Ida Arnott
Arthur Lovegrove
Wally
Michael Chesden
Germanou
Priscilla Morgan
Jean Goodliffe , Sylvia
Dorian Ford
Jude
Gillian Martell
Mrs Porter
Andrew Fell
George Harley - Spain 1936
Susan Kodicek
Olga Cannon
Meg Davies
Kate
Lyndam Gregory
Roy
Ishaq Bux
Amina's Father
John Harding
Paul
George Roubicek
Pieter
Ron Delta
Ron Ollershaw
Johnny Leeze
Jim
Bill Lund
Les
Derek Anders
Malcolm
Frances Low
Lesley
Shreela Ghosh
Dilshad , Amina
Debbie Wheeler
Louise
Mark Botham
Kevin
Philip Freeman
Billy
Ian Davies
Adrian
Joanna McBride
Lectric
Antony Brown
Jack
Keith Jayne
Wayne
Eva Griffith
Jenny
John Duttine
Jimmy Walker
Leonard Preston
Peter Lester
Ann Scott-Jones
Jean McLeod
Joe Mullaney
Willy McLeod
Nadia Hamman
The Sheika Fatima
Benjamin Feitelson
Kerim
Daphne Heard
Mrs. Merridew
Julian Curry
Symington
Ann Penfold
Cecily