Timothy Spall as Phil

Lesley Manville as Penny

Alison Garland as Rachel

James Corden as Rory

Ruth Sheen as Maureen

Helen Coker as Donna

Sally Hawkins as Samantha

Daniel Mays as Jason

Marion Bailey as Carol

Paul Jesson as Ron

Kathryn Hunter as Cécile

Sam Kelly as Sid

Ben Crompton as Craig

Georgia Fitch as Ange

Gary McDonald as Neville

Diveen Henry as Dinah

Timothy Bateson as Harold

Edna Doré as Martha

Robert Wilfort as Dr. Simon Griffith

Tracy O'Flaherty as Michelle

Alex Kelly as Neurotic Woman

Maxine Peake as Party girl

Emma Lowndes as Party Girl

Alan Williams as Drunk

Daniel Ryan as Crash Driver

Di Botcher as Supervisor

Michele Austin as Care Worker

Leo Bill as Young Man

Mark Benton as Man at Bar

Matt Bardock as Man at Bar

Dorothy Atkinson as Silent Passenger

Heather Craney as Silent Passenger

Martin Savage as Silent Passenger

Brian Bovell as Garage Owner

Joe Tucker as Fare Dodger

Valerie Hunkins as Nurse

Dale Davis as Singer

Peter Taylor as MC

Peter Stockbridge as Man with Flowers

Russell Mabey as Nutter

Badi Uzzaman as Passenger

Parvez Qadir as Passenger

Jean Ainslie as Old Lady

Thomas Brown-Lowe as Small Boy

Oliver Golding as Small Boy

Henri McCarthy as Small Boy

Ben Wattley as Small Boy