Bob Hoskins as Percy 'Smudge' Smith

Jenny Agutter as Shirley Baxter

Phil Davis as Threads

Vincent Regan as Jago

Calum MacNab as Mark 'Bax' Baxter

Emily Atack as Katie

Rita Tushingham as Martha

Dudley Sutton as Alfie Hobnails

Jason Maza as Mickey

Kate Magowan as Natalie Cheam

Terry Stone as Johnny Gossamer

Perry Benson as Sefton Wallace

Lucy Drive as Erica

Montserrat Lombard as Becka

Rebecca Ferdinando as Cheryl

Adam Deacon as Sam The Soleman

Tom Davis as Gutsy George

Mark Harris as Harry 'The Horse' Fenton

Linda Robson as Lil

Johnny Palmiero as George

Brian Croucher as Phil

Richard Blackwood as Linton

Joe Sims as Lifeguard

Rupert Holliday-Evans as Vicar

Linal Haft as Ted