John Cleese as Brian Stimpson

Penelope Wilton as Pat Garden

Alison Steadman as Gwenda Stimpson

Stephen Moore as Mr. John Jolly

Joan Hickson as Mrs. Ellie Trellis

Benjamin Whitrow as Headmaster

Geoffrey Palmer as Headmaster

Michael Aldridge as Prior

Sharon Maiden as Laura Wisely

Penny Leatherbarrow as Woman Teacher

Howard Lloyd-Lewis as Ted

Jonathan Bowater as Clint

Mark Bunting as Studious Boy

Robert Wilkinson as Streaker

John Bardon as Ticket Collector

Mark Burdis as Glen Scully

Nadia Sawalha as Mandy Kostakis

Dickie Arnold as Man at Station

Angus MacKay as First Class Passenger

Peter Needham as Porter

Peter Lorenzelli as Taxi Driver

Chip Sweeney as Paul Stimpson

Constance Chapman as Mrs. Wheel

Ann Way as Mrs. Way

Ann-Marie Gwatkin as Petrol Station Cashier

Mohammed Ashiq as Manager

Pat Keen as Mrs. Wisely

Geoffrey Hutchings as Mr. Ted Wisely

Geoffrey Greenhill as Policeman with Mrs. Wheel

Richard Ridings as Policeman at Crash

Geoffrey Davion as Policeman at Crash

Charles Bartholomew as Man in Telephone Box

Sheila Keith as Pat's Mother

Christian Regan as Pat's Son

Alan Parnaby as Policeman at Telephone Box

Tony Haygarth as Ivan

Ronald Sowton as Monk

Alan Granton as Monk

Susan Field as Woman in Lane

Leslie Schofield as Policeman Arresting Pat

Mike Glynn as Policeman with Black Eye

Nicholas Le Prevost as Headmaster

Peter Cellier as Headmaster

David Conville as Headmaster

Patrick Godfrey as Headmaster

Rupert Massey as Headmaster

John Rowe as Headmaster

Philip Voss as Headmaster

Jeffry Wickham as Headmaster

Nick Stringer as Det. Sgt. George Rice

Graeme Green as Detective Constable

Sidney Livingstone as Porsche Driver

Michael Percival as Man in Wood

Peter Jonfield as Det. Insp. Laundryman

Brian Portsmouth as Detective Constable

Graeme Ford as Willy Black (uncredited)

Danny Lee as School Boy (uncredited)