John Thaw as Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris

Robert Hardy as Winston Churchill

Frederick Treves as Sir Charles Portal

Bernard Kay as A.M. Sir Robert Saundby

Sophie Thompson as Jillie Harris

Phil Brown as Lord Beaverbrook

David Healy as Lt. Gen. Ira Eaker USAAF

John Nettleton as Wing Commander Harry Weldon

David Quilter as Principal Medical Officer

William Kerwin as Fred Walsh

Ronald Fletcher as BBC Newsreader

Richard Heffer as Group Captain Davidson

Roy Spencer as Magnus Spence

Bob Sherman as Gen. Carl Spaatz