John Hurt as Stephen Ward

Joanne Whalley as Christine Keeler

Bridget Fonda as Mandy Rice-Davies

Ian McKellen as John Profumo

Leslie Phillips as Lord Astor

Britt Ekland as Mariella Novotny

Daniel Massey as Mervyn Griffith-Jones

Roland Gift as Johnnie Edgecombe

Alex Norton as Detective Inspector

Ronald Fraser as Justice Marshall

Paul Brooke as Detective Sergeant

Jeroen Krabbé as Eugene Ivanov

Keith Allen as Kevin

Ralph Brown as Paul Mann

Ken Campbell as Editor of Pictorial

Trevor Eve as Matinée Idol

Iain Cuthbertson as Lord Hailsham

Oliver Ford Davies as Mr Woods

Susannah Doyle as Jackie

Joanna Dunham as Lady Astor

Leon Herbert as Lucky Gordon

Deborah Grant as Valerie Profumo

Terence Rigby as James Burge

Johnny Shannon as Peter Rachman

Jeff Nuttall as Percy Murray

James Villiers as Tory MP

Malcolm Terris as Northern Gent

Jean Alexander as Mrs. Keeler

Colette Dolan as Murray's Dancers

Valerie Griffiths as Landlady

Chris Humphreys as Clive

Czeslad Grocholski as Polish Gent

Stefan Kalipha as Hanif

Tacy Kneale as Jennifer

Tony Mathews as Press Secretary

Richard Morant as D’Lazlo

Mia Nadasi as Olga

Sarah Prince as Mr Woods’ Secretary

Ann Queensberry as Mrs Hare

Raad Rawi as Aziz

Jennifer Scott Malden as Jilly

Joan Turner as Plump Neighbour

Doremy Vernon as Headgirl

James Villiers as Conservative M.P.

Alison Waters as Joannie

Susie Ann Watkins as Redhead

Arkie Whiteley as Vicky

Tariq Yunus as Ayub Khan

Toni Shiletto as Murray’s Dancers

Jackie Harvey as Murray’s Dancers

Kate Charman as Murray’s Dancers