James Wilby as Maurice Hall

Hugh Grant as Clive Durham

Rupert Graves as Alec Scudder

Denholm Elliott as Dr. Barry

Simon Callow as Mr. Ducie

Billie Whitelaw as Mrs. Hall

Barry Foster as Dean Cornwallis

Judy Parfitt as Mrs. Durham

Phoebe Nicholls as Anne Durham

Patrick Godfrey as Simcox

Mark Tandy as Risley

Ben Kingsley as Lasker-Jones

Kitty Aldridge as Kitty Hall

Helena Michell as Ada Hall

Catherine Rabett as Pippa Durham

Peter Eyre as Rev. Borenius

Michael Jenn as Archie

Mark Payton as Chapman

Orlando Wells as Young Maurice

Maria Britneva as Mrs. Sheepshanks

John Elmes as Hill

Alan Foss as Old Man on Train

Philip Fox as Dr. Jowitt

Olwen Griffiths as Mrs. Scudder

Christopher Hunter as Fred Scudder

Gerald McArthur as Undergraduate

Breffni McKenna as Guardsman

Miles Richardson as Undergraduate

Phillada Sewell as Matron

Helena Bonham Carter as Young Lady at Cricket Match (uncredited)

Matthew Sim as Featherstonaugh

Andrew St. Clair as Undergraduate

Harriet Thorpe as Barmaid

Julian Wadham as Hull

Richard Warner as Judge

Alan Whybrow as Mr. Scudder

Jean-Marc Barr as French Colleague (uncredited)

Serena Gordon as Gladys Olcott (uncredited)

Christopher Hunter as Fred Scudder