Maggie Smith

Constance Trentham

Michael Gambon

William McCordle

Kristin Scott Thomas

Sylvia McCordle

Camilla Rutherford

Isobel McCordle

Charles Dance

Raymond Stockbridge

Geraldine Somerville

Louisa Stockbridge

Tom Hollander

Anthony Meredith

Natasha Wightman

Lavinia Meredith

Jeremy Northam

Ivor Novello

Bob Balaban

Morris Weissman

James Wilby

Freddie Nesbitt

Claudie Blakley

Mabel Nesbitt

Laurence Fox

Rupert Standish

Trent Ford

Jeremy Blond

Ryan Phillippe

Henry Denton

Stephen Fry

Inspector Thompson

Ron Webster

Constable Dexter

Kelly Macdonald

Mary Maceachran

Clive Owen

Robert Parks

Helen Mirren

Mrs. Wilson

Eileen Atkins

Mrs. Croft

Emily Watson

Elsie

Alan Bates

Jennings

Derek Jacobi

Probert

Richard E. Grant

George

Jeremy Swift

Arthur

Sophie Thompson

Dorothy

Meg Wynn Owen

Lewis

Adrian Scarborough

Barnes

Frances Low

Sarah

Joanna Maude

Renee

Teresa Churcher

Bertha

Sarah Flind

Ellen

Finty Williams

Janet

Emma Buckley

May

Lucy Cohu

Lottie

Laura Harling

Ethel

Tilly Gerrard

Maud

Will Beer

Albert

Leo Bill

Jim

Gregor Henderson-Begg

Fred

John Atterbury

Merriman

Frank Thornton

Mr. Burkett

Ron Puttock

Strutt

Adrian Preater

McCordle's Loader

John Cox

Loaders

Ken Davies

Loaders

Tony Davies

Loaders

Steve Markham

Loaders

Terry Sturmey

Loaders

Julian Such

Loaders

Alan Bland

Beaters

Peter Champion

Beaters

Geoff Double

Beaters

Robin Devereux

Beaters

John Fountain

Beaters

Richard Gamble

Beaters

Brian Rumsey

Beaters

George Sherman

Beaters

Natalie Danks-Smith

American Actress (uncredited)