Eddie O'Connell as Colin, Photographer / Narrator

Patsy Kensit as Suzette

James Fox as Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen

David Bowie as Vendice Partners

Ray Davies as Arthur, Colin's Dad

Mandy Rice-Davies as Flora, Colin's Mum

Eve Ferret as Big Jill

Tony Hippolyte as Mr. Cool

Graham Fletcher-Cook as Wizard

Joseph McKenna as Fabulous Hoplite

Steven Berkoff as The Fanatic

Sade as Athene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)

Edward Tudor-Pole as Ed the Ted (as Tenpole Tudor)

Bruce Payne as Flikker

Alan Freeman as Call-Me-Cobber

Anita Morris as Dido Lament

Paul Rhys as Dean Swift

Julian Firth as The Misery Kid

Chris Pitt as Baby Boom

Lionel Blair as Harry Charms

Gary Beadle as Johnny Wonder

Robbie Coltrane as Mario

Jess Conrad as Cappuccino Man

Smiley Culture as D.J. Entertainer

Ronald Fraser as Amberley Drove

Slim Gaillard as Party Singer

Irene Handl as Mrs Larkin

Peter-Hugo Daly as Vern (as Peter Hugo-Daly)

Amanda Jane Powell as Dorita

Johnny Shannon as Saltzman

Sylvia Syms as Cynthia Eve

Ekow Abban as Santa Lucia Club Owner

Robert Austin as Slim Brother

Gerry Alexander as Ton-Up Vicar

Jim Dunk as Slim Brother

Johnny Edge as Trader Horn

Carmen Ejogo as Carmen

Paul Fairminer as Eddie Sex

Hugo First as Maltese Lodger

Pat Hartley as Ms Cool Snr

Astley Harvey as Mr Cool Snr

Colin Jeavons as Pamphleteer

Alfred Maron as Bert the Tailor

Zoot Money as Chez Nobody Barman (as G.B. (Zoot) Money)

Sandie Shaw as Baby Boom's Mother

Bruno Tonioli as Maltese Lodger

Chua Kah Joo as Dancer

Eric Sykes as Arcade Attendant (uncredited)