Julie Walters as Bernie McPhelimy

Ciarán Hinds as Aidan McPhelimy

Nuala O'Neill as Annie McPhelimy

James Loughran as Thomas McPhelimy

Elizabeth Donaghy as Sinead McPhelimy

Barry Loughran as Brendan McPhelimy

Ciarán McMenamin as Owen/Dino

Jaz Pollock as Patsy French

Caolan Byrne as Niall French

Aingeal Grehan as Deirdre

Oliver Ford Davies as George Whittington

Nicholas Woodeson as Jeremy Immonger

Des McAleer as Finbar

B.J. Hogg as Chair

Doreen Hepburn as Nora

Ruth McCabe as Kathleen

Lorcan Cranitch as Tony

Veronica Duffy as Mary McCoy

Timmy McCoy as Colm

Cathy White as Rosaleen

Malcolm Rogers as Uncle James

Tracey Wilkinson as Lucy

Kelly Flynn as Bridget

Cheryl O'Dwyer as Maureen

Maggie Shevlin as Mrs Morris

Billy Clarke as Gunman

Fo Cullen as Miss Savage

Simon Fullerton as Jimmy Kane

Duncan Marwick as Lionel Thirston

John Drummond as Sergeant

Paul Trussell as Lanky Soldier

Lee Nettleingham as Soldier

Neil Maskell as Soldier

Peter Ferdinando as Soldier

Mark Mooney as Soldier

Darren Bancroft as Corporal

Claire Curran as Nuala Curran

Julia Dearden as Mrs Gilroy

Mairead Redmond as Mairead Curran

Andrew Havill as Officer

Paula Hamilton as Mrs Brennan

Mike Dowling as Butcher

Jeananne Crowley as Mrs Lockhart

Peter Ballance as Fergus

Richard Clements as Brian

Colum Convey as Interviewer

Amanda Hurwitz as Night Nurse

Tony Rohr as Cork Driver

Richard Smedley as Patrol Leader

Alan McKee as Reporter

Tony Devlin as Republican Youth

Andrew Downs as Ambulance Driver

Breffni McKenna as Paramedic

John Quinn as Republican

Packy Lee as Hijack Youth

Catriona Hinds as TV Journalist

Christina Nelson as Journalist

Gerard McCartney as Journalist

Karen Staples as Nurse

Kieran Aherne as Fr. Clancy

Brenda Winter as Mrs Duffy

Richard Orr as Man in Black Jacket

Chris Parr as Radio Interviewee

Fiona Shaw as Sue, TV Interviewer (Uncredited Cameo)

Robert Calvert as Bus Driver