Pauline Collins as Shirley Valentine-Bradshaw

Tom Conti as Costas Demitriadis

Julia McKenzie as Gillian

Alison Steadman as Jane

Joanna Lumley as Marjorie Majors

Sylvia Syms as Headmistress

Bernard Hill as Joe Bradshaw

George Costigan as Dougie

Anna Keaveney as Jeanette

Tracie Bennett as Millandra

Ken Sharrock as Sydney

Karen Craig as Thelma

Gareth Jefferson as Brian

Gillian Kearney as Young Shirley

Catherine Duncan as Young Marjorie

Cardew Robinson as Londoner

Honora Burke as Londoner's Wife

Marc Zuber as Renos

Deborah Yhip as Sharon-Louise

John Hartley as German Tourist

Marlene Morley as German Tourist

Annee Blott as Chambermaid

Matthew Long as Male Teacher

Ruth Russell as Veronica

Sarah Nolan as Maureen

Diane Whitley as Liz

Joanne Zorian as Carol

Geraldine Griffiths as Sally

Elaine Boisseau as Woman in Taverna

Giorgos Xidakis as Spiro

Sheila Aza as Cooking Teacher

Ray Armstrong as Executive Type