Full Cast & Crew
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Full Cast
Ruth Sheen
Lily
Adrian Scarborough
Frank
Heather Craney
Joyce
Lesley Manville
Mrs. Wells
Simon Chandler
Mr. Wells
Wendy Nottingham
Ivy
Richard Graham
George
Anna Keaveney
Nellie
Peter Wight
Det. Inspector Webster
Martin Savage
Det. Sergeant Vickers
Helen Coker
WPC Best
Jim Broadbent
Judge
Gerard Monaco
Kenny
Leo Bill
Ronny
Lesley Sharp
Jessie Barnes
Liz White
Pamela Barnes
Sandra Voe
Vera's Mother
Chris O'Dowd
Sid's Customer
Anthony O'Donnell
Mr. Walsh
Marion Bailey
Mrs. Fowler
Sam Troughton
David
Sinead Matthews
Very Young Woman
Tilly Vosburgh
Mother of Seven
Alan Williams
Sick Husband
Allan Corduner
Psychiatrist
Fenella Woolgar
Susan's Confidante
Elizabeth Berrington
Cynical Lady
Emma Amos
Cynical Lady
Rosie Cavaliero
Married Woman
Nicky Henson
Private Doctor
Eileen Davies
Prison Officer
Paul Jesson
Magistrate
Vincent Franklin
Mr. Lewis
Tom Ellis
Police Constable
Jake Wood
Ruffian
Sid Mitchell
Very Young Man
Vinette Robinson
Jamaican Girl
Heather Cameron-McLintock
Child
Billie Cook
Child
Billy Seymour
Child
Nina Fry
Dance Hall Girl
Joanna Griffiths
Peggy
Angie Wallis
Nurse Willoughby
Judith Scott
Sister Beecher
Robert Putt
Station Sergeant
Craig Conway
Station Constable
Paul Raffield
Magistrate's Clerk
Jeffry Wickham
Prosecution Barrister
Nicholas Jones
Defence Barrister
Angela Curran
Prisoner
Jane Wood
Prisoner
Tracy O'Flaherty
Nurse
James Payton
Court Reporter (uncredited)
John Warman
Policeman in Court (uncredited)
Crew
Jim Clark
Editor
Jacqueline Durran
Costume Design
Mike Leigh
Director
Alain Sarde
Producer
Mike Leigh
Writer
Dick Pope
Director of Photography
Andrew Dickson
Original Music Composer
Simon Channing Williams
Producer
Tanya Clark
Assistant Art Director
Ed Walsh
Art Direction
Jo Littlejohn
Art Department Coordinator
Nina Gold
Casting
Heather Storr
Script Supervisor
Charlotte Finlay
Costume Supervisor
Andrew Grant
Art Direction
Eve Stewart
Production Design
John Bush
Set Decoration
Christine Gozlan
Executive Producer
Richard Mills
Property Master
Simon Mein
Still Photographer
Matthew Moffat
Gaffer
Francesca Jaynes
Choreographer
Henry Woolley
Location Manager
Chris Allies
Title Graphics
Chris Burdon
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rosalie Clayton
Casting Associate
Lesa Warrener
Makeup Artist
Robert Jones
Executive Producer
Gail Egan
Executive Producer
Josh Robertson
Assistant Director
Georgina Lowe
Co-Producer
Christine Blundell
Hair Designer
Peter Burgess
Foley
Duncan Reid
Executive Producer
Ali James
Location Scout
Lee Eldred
Electrician
Dick Pope
Camera Operator
Chris Allies
Title Designer