Anthony Hopkins as C. S. 'Jack' Lewis

Debra Winger as Joy Gresham

Edward Hardwicke as Warnie Lewis

John Wood as Christopher Riley

Michael Denison as Harry Harrington

Peter Firth as Dr Craig

Matthew Delamere as Simon Chadwick

Julian Fellowes as Desmond Arding

Julian Firth as Father John Fisher

Robert Flemyng as Claude Bird

Andrew Hawkins as Rupert Parrish

Peter Howell as College President

Pat Keen as Mrs Young

Karen Lewis as Hotel Receptionist

Roddy Maude-Roxby as Arnold Dopliss

Gerald Sim as Superintendent Registrar

James Frain as Peter Whistler

Joseph Mazzello as Douglas Gresham

Andrew Seear as Bob Chafer

Tim McMullan as Nick Farrell

Toby Whithouse as Frith

Daniel Goode as Lieven

Scott Handy as Standish

Charles Simon as Barker

Giles Oldershaw as Marcus

Simon Cowell-Parker as John Egan

Roger Ashton-Griffiths as Dr Eddie Monk

Carol Passmore as Woman in Tea Room

Howard Lew Lewis as Tea Room Waiter

John Quentin as Station Acquaintance

Alan Talbot as College Porter

Leigh Burton-Gill as Mrs Parrish

Cameron Burton-Gill as Parrish Child

Chandler Burton-Gill as Parrish Child

Kendall Burton-Gill as Parrish Child

Christina Burton-Gill as Parrish Child

Sylvia Barter as Woman in Bookshop

James Watt as Boy in Bookshop

Pauline Melville as Committee Chairwoman

Sophie Stanton as Lecture Committee

Ysobel Gonzalez as Lecture Committee

Ninka Scott as Lecture Committee

Walter Sparrow as Fred Paxford

Terry Rowley as Registrar

Norman Bird as Taxi Driver Witness

Abigail Hopkins as Staff Nurse