Gary Olsen as Arthur Hoyle

Samantha Womack as Hazel Scott

Neil Morrissey as Steve

Ralph Brown as Phil

Richard Ridings as Frank

Adrian Hood as Tommy

David MacCreedy as Tony

Griff Rhys Jones as Ray Mason, Radio York commentator

Tony Slattery as Reg Welch

Jane Thornton as Doreen Hoyle

John Thomson as Stan

Susan Tully as June

Brian Glover as Jack, Doreen's Father

Jenny Jules as Carol

Nicholas Lane as Colin West

Maria Pastel as Vicky

Polly Jackson as Betty

Iain Rogerson as Ambulance Man

Adam Fogerty as Wayne, Cobbler's Arms Team

Matt Andrews as Scott, Cobbler's Arms Team

Gethyn Mills as Cute, Cobbler's Arms Team

Terry Arnold as Muscles, Cobbler's Arms Team

David Issac as Crusher, Cobbler's Arms Team

Rob Justice as Skylab, Cobbler's Arms Team

Gareth Jones as Slash, Cobbler's Arms Team

Keith Jamal Evans as Beefy, Cobbler's Arms Team

Nigel Jones as Crunch, Cobbler's Arms Team

Petrina Phillips as Female Boxer

Ayshen Phillips as Female Boxer

Gareth Howells as Boxing Referee

Ray Gravell as 1st Referee

Ron Mills as 2nd Referee

Mark Thomas as 3rd Referee

Elizabeth Godber as Little Girl