Hard Labour

Liz Smith

Mrs. Thornley

Clifford Kershaw

Mr. Thornley

Polly Hemingway

Ann Thornley

Bernard Hill

Edward Thornley

Alison Steadman

Veronica Thornley

Vanessa Harris

Mrs. Stone

Cyril Varley

Mr. Stone

Linda Beckett

Julie

Ben Kingsley

Naseem

Alan Erasmus

Barry

Rowena Parr

June

June Whittaker

Mrs. Rigby

Paula Tilbrook

Mrs. Thornley's Friend

Keith Washington

Mr. Shaw

Louis Raynes

Tallyman

Alan Gerrard

Greengrocer

Diana Flacks

Mrs. Rubens

Patrick Durkin

Frank

Ian East

Dick

Dennis Barry

Old Man

Tony Pierce-Roberts

Director of Photography

Tony Garnett

Producer

Mike Leigh

Director, Writer