Liz Smith as Mrs. Thornley

Clifford Kershaw as Mr. Thornley

Polly Hemingway as Ann Thornley

Bernard Hill as Edward Thornley

Alison Steadman as Veronica Thornley

Vanessa Harris as Mrs. Stone

Cyril Varley as Mr. Stone

Linda Beckett as Julie

Ben Kingsley as Naseem

Alan Erasmus as Barry

Rowena Parr as June

June Whittaker as Mrs. Rigby

Paula Tilbrook as Mrs. Thornley's Friend

Keith Washington as Mr. Shaw

Louis Raynes as Tallyman

Alan Gerrard as Greengrocer

Diana Flacks as Mrs. Rubens

Patrick Durkin as Frank

Ian East as Dick

Dennis Barry as Old Man

Sonny Farrar as Publican

Surya Kumari as Sikh Lady

Irene Gawne as Sister

Hal Jeayes as Priest