Peter O'Toole as The Duke

Samantha Morton as Sarah Carraclough

John Lynch as Sam Carraclough

Peter Dinklage as Rowlie

Hester Odgers as Cilla

Celyn Jones as Snickers

Gerry O'Brien as Watson

Steve Pemberton as Hynes

Eamonn Hunt as Alf Patterson

Edward Fox as Hulton

John Standing as French

Gregor Fisher as Mapes

Brian Pettifer as O'Donnell

Jamie Lee as Tom

Kelly Macdonald as Jeanie

Jemma Redgrave as Daisy

Robert Hardy as Judge Murray

Nicholas Lyndhurst as Buckle

Finlay Welsh as Scottish Policeman

Gabrielle Lloyd as Miss Branson

Susie Lambe as Martha

Ken Drury as Campbell

Angela Thorne as Dr. Gull

Peter Halliday as Vicar

Peter Wight as Dr. Jarrett

Ian Mercer as Yorkshire Policeman

Jim Roche as Miner

Jonathan Mason as Joe Carraclough