Beryl Reid as Ellie Ballantyne

Flora Robson as Joyce Ballantyne

John Hamill as Alan Marlow

Tessa Wyatt as Nurse Sutherland

T. P. McKenna as Det. Chief Sup. Paddick

Vernon Dobtcheff as Newsmith

John Kelland as Sgt. Young

David Dodimead as Dr. Spencer

Christopher Chittell as Baker

Peter Craze as Roy

Dafydd Havard as Stephen Ballantyne

Gail Lidstone as Young Ellie

Elizabeth Choice as Young Joyce

Merlin Ward as Young Stephen

Anthony Heaton as Anderson

Anabel Littledale as Gloria

Howard Rawlinson as Young Soldier

Roberta Tovey as Paper Girl

Reg Lever as Ambulance Man