Thora Hird as Annie Longden

Pete Postlethwaite as Deric Longden

Penny Downie as Aileen Longden

Anne Reid as Gloria Brooks

Keith Clifford as Fred

Tom Higgins as Doctor

Jennifer Luckraft as Nurse

Katherine Dow Blyton as Sister

Eddie Caswell as Widower

Diana Flacks as Mrs Corey

David Shimwell as Young Man

Malcolm Hebden as Chemist

Ruth Holden as Mrs Elliot

Dinah Handley as Do-Gooder

Gillian Waugh as Therapist

Noreen Kershaw as Margaret

Dennis Blanch as Man with Dogs

Maxine Burth as Nurse

Katisha Kenyon as Nurse