Imelda Staunton as Vera Drake

Phil Davis as Stan

Sally Hawkins as Susan Wells

Daniel Mays as Sid

Eddie Marsan as Reg

Alex Kelly as Ethel

Ruth Sheen as Lily

Adrian Scarborough as Frank

Heather Craney as Joyce

Lesley Manville as Mrs. Wells

Simon Chandler as Mr. Wells

Wendy Nottingham as Ivy

Richard Graham as George

Anna Keaveney as Nellie

Peter Wight as Det. Inspector Webster

Martin Savage as Det. Sergeant Vickers

Helen Coker as WPC Best

Jim Broadbent as Judge

Gerard Monaco as Kenny

Leo Bill as Ronny

Lesley Sharp as Jessie Barnes

Liz White as Pamela Barnes

Sandra Voe as Vera's Mother

Chris O'Dowd as Sid's Customer

Anthony O'Donnell as Mr. Walsh

Marion Bailey as Mrs. Fowler

Sam Troughton as David

Sinead Matthews as Very Young Woman

Tilly Vosburgh as Mother of Seven

Alan Williams as Sick Husband

Allan Corduner as Psychiatrist

Fenella Woolgar as Susan's Confidante

Elizabeth Berrington as Cynical Lady

Emma Amos as Cynical Lady

Rosie Cavaliero as Married Woman

Nicky Henson as Private Doctor

Eileen Davies as Prison Officer

Paul Jesson as Magistrate

Vincent Franklin as Mr. Lewis

Tom Ellis as Police Constable

Jake Wood as Ruffian

Sid Mitchell as Very Young Man

Vinette Robinson as Jamaican Girl

Heather Cameron-McLintock as Child

Billie Cook as Child

Billy Seymour as Child

Nina Fry as Dance Hall Girl

Joanna Griffiths as Peggy

Angie Wallis as Nurse Willoughby

Judith Scott as Sister Beecher

Robert Putt as Station Sergeant

Craig Conway as Station Constable

Paul Raffield as Magistrate's Clerk

Jeffry Wickham as Prosecution Barrister

Nicholas Jones as Defence Barrister

Angela Curran as Prisoner

Jane Wood as Prisoner

Tracy O'Flaherty as Nurse

James Payton as Court Reporter (uncredited)

John Warman as Policeman in Court (uncredited)