Carey Mulligan as Edith Pretty

Ralph Fiennes as Basil Brown

Lily James as Peggy Piggott

Johnny Flynn as Rory Lomax

Ben Chaplin as Stuart Piggott

Ken Stott as Charles Phillips

Archie Barnes as Robert Pretty

Monica Dolan as May Brown

Eamon Farren as John Brailsford

Paul Ready as James Reid Moir

Peter McDonald as Guy Maynard

Stephen Worrall as Ferryman

Danny Webb as John Grateley

Robert Wilfort as Billy Lyons

James Dryden as George Spooner

Joe Hurst as John Jacobs

Christopher Godwin as Dr Parry

Ellie Piercy as Mrs Lyons

Bronwyn James as Ellen Mckenzie

Des Kaliszewski as Barge Skipper

Jonah Rzeskiewicz as London Man

Jack Bennett as Air Raid Warden

John Macmillan as Dr Rothman

Arsher Ali as William Grimes

Amelia Stephenson as Amelia

Grant Crookes as Police Officer (uncredited)

Kemal Shah as Barfly