Kenneth Cranham as Sgt. Peter King

Leo Bill as Pvt. Leslie Cutherbertson

Anthony Valentine as SM Dudley

James Fleet as Maj. Bates

Richard Sutton as Pvt. Horrocks

Anthony O'Donnell as Chief Armourer

Glen Davies as Corporal at bomb crater

Paul Bayfield as Mike (soldier #1)

Jason Round as Soldier #3

Julian Glover as Col. Hatchard

Tim 'Nobby' Clarke as Young sergeant

Nick Miles as Sgt. Mowat

Bryan Mosley as Drill sergeant

Dickon Tolson as Steward

Nick Hussey as Sentry

Nathan stevenson as Sentry

Tim McMullan as Military Policeman on train

Barbara Massey as Trolley lady at station

Rosanna Lavelle as Emma Fraser

Phyllida Law as Faith

Derek Jacobi as Maj. Merton

David Ryall as Winston Churchill

Christopher Villiers as Dr. Oliver Holmes

Mossie Smith as Mrs. Fraser

Ian Lindsay as Postman

Sara Markland as Daphne

Beth Cordingly as Rose

Erich Redman as German Signals Officer

Sandra Reiton as French Woman

Christopher Gudgeon as German signalman (as Chris Gudgeon)

Stephan Grothgar as German train guard

Richard Everett as German officer with dog

Alan Thurston as Military Policeman

David Curtiz as Interrogator

Charles Oakden as Naval Intelligence Officer