Full Cast & Crew
Top Billed Cast
Full Cast

James Grant
William Orton

Frances Barber
Leonie Orton

Janet Dale
Mrs Sugden

Dave Atkins
Mr Sugden

Margaret Tyzack
Madame Lambert

Eric Richard
Education Officer

William Job
RADA Chairman

Rosalind Knight
RADA Judge

Angus MacKay
RADA Judge

Linda Spurrier
RADA Instructor

Charlotte Wodehouse
Janet

Helena Michell
Orton's Friend

Sean Pertwee
Orton's Friend

Liam De Staic
Brickie

Charles McKeown
Mr Cunliffe

Selina Cadell
Miss Battersby

Bert Parnaby
Magistrate

Antony Carrick
Counsel

Neil Dudgeon
Policeman

Richard Wilson
Psychiatrist

Christopher Guinee
Publisher

Stevan Rimkus
Kenneth

Michael Müller
BBC Actor 1

Anthony Douse
BBC Actor 2

John Kane
Director

Steven Mackintosh
Simon Ward

Garry Cooper
Actor 1 – Mr Sloane

Roger Lloyd Pack
Actor 2

Joanne Connelly
Stage Manager

John Moffatt
Wigmaker

Philippa Davies
Peggy Ramsey's Secretary

David Cardy
Brian Epstein

Julie Legrand
Gallery Owner

Noel Davis
Philip

Jane Blackburn
Woman in Gallery 1

Stella Richman
Woman in Gallery 2

Neville Phillips
Man in Gallery

Jonny Phillips
Youth Outside Lavatory

Richard Ireson
Man Outside Lavatory

Ahmed Elgheur
Moroccan Boy 1

Moktar Dagmouni
Moroccan Boy 2

Sian Thomas
Marilyn Orton

Stephen Bill
George Barnett

Karl Johnson
Douglas Orton

David Bradley
Undertaker

Simon Adams
Undertaker's Boy

James Duggan
Labourer

Max Stafford-Clark
Awards Chairman

Mark Brignal
Beatles Chauffeur

Joan Sanderson
Anthea's Mother

Neville Smith
Police Inspector

Spencer Leigh
Constable

John Salthouse
Chauffeur

Robin Hooper
Mortuary Attendant

Derek Jarman
Patrick Proktor (uncredited)

Derek Lyons
Library Patron (uncredited)
Crew
Stephen Frears
Director
Lee Cleary
Second Assistant Director
Michael Zimbrich
First Assistant Director
Adam Walton
Third Assistant Director
Ray Barrett
Construction Manager
Ray Perry Sr.
Property Master
Julie Sheppard
Assistant Art Director
John Spottiswood
Scenic Artist
Jeanne Vertigan
Property Buyer
Simon Hayter
Boom Operator
Judi Lee-Headman
Boom Operator
Peter Maxwell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Katrina Sheldon
Dialogue Editor
Rosie Straker
Boom Operator
Malcolm Davies
Gaffer
Martin Duncan
Genetator Operator
Jonathan Earp
Assistant Camera
Britt Harrison
Assistant Camera
David Morgan
Focus Puller
Sarah Quill
Still Photographer
Dominic Seal
Electrician
Patrick Wheatley
Wardrobe Supervisor
Annabel Ware
First Assistant Editor
Penny Eyles
Script Supervisor
Joanna Campling
Unit Publicist
Lorraine Goodman
Production Coordinator
Deborah Harding
Production Secretary
Simon Moseley
Floor Runner
Joan Washington
Dialogue Coach
John Lahr
Book
Alan Bennett
Screenplay
Andrew Brown
Producer
Stanley Myers
Original Music Composer
Oliver Stapleton
Director of Photography
Mick Audsley
Editor
Debbie McWilliams
Casting
Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski
Production Design
Philip Elton
Art Direction
Bob Ringwood
Costume Design
Elaine Carew
Makeup Supervisor
Sally Harrison
Hairstylist
Peter Owen
Wig Designer
Zakaria Alaoui
Production Manager
Ann Wingate
Production Manager
Tony Jackson
Sound Recordist
Brian Trenerry
Sound Editor
Oliver Neville
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