Emma Thompson character Margaret Schlegel
Helena Bonham Carter character Helen Schlegel
Anthony Hopkins character Henry J. Wilcox
Samuel West character Leonard Bast
Vanessa Redgrave character Ruth Wilcox
Adrian Ross Magenty character Tibby Schlegel
Prunella Scales character Aunt Juley
James Wilby character Charles Wilcox
Joseph Bennett character Paul Wilcox
Jo Kendall character Annie
Jemma Redgrave character Evie Wilcox
Crispin Bonham-Carter character Albert Fussell
Simon Callow character Music and Meaning Lecturer (uncredited)
Ian Latimer character Station Master
Siegbert Prawer character Man Asking a Question
Susie Lindeman character Dolly Wilcox
Nicola Duffett character Jacky Bast
Mark Tandy character Luncheon Guests
Andrew St. Clair character Luncheon Guests
Anne Lambton character Luncheon Guests
Emma Godfrey character Luncheon Guests
Duncan Brown character Luncheon Guests
Iain Kelly character Luncheon Guests
Atalanta White character Maid at Howards End
Gerald Paris character Porphyrion Supervisor
Allie Byrne character Blue-stockings
Sally Geoghegan character Blue-stockings
Paula Stockbridge character Blue-stockings
Bridget Duvall character Blue-stockings
Lucy Freeman character Blue-stockings
Harriet Stewart character Blue-stockings
Tina Leslie character Blue-stockings
Mark Payton character Percy Cahill
Delaney Davidson character Simpson's Carver
Mary McWilliams character Wilcox Baby
Barbara Hicks character Miss Avery
Rodney Rymell character Chauffeur
Luke Parry character Tom, the Farmer's Boy
Antony Gilding character Bank Supervisor
Peter Cellier character Colonel Fussell
Patricia Lawrence character Wedding Guests
Margery Mason character Wedding Guests
Jim Bowden character Martlett
Alan James character Porphyrion Chief Clerk
Jocelyn Cobb character Telegraph Operator
Peter Darling character Doctor
Terence Sach character Delivery Man
Brian Lipson character Police Inspector
Mary Nash character Pianist
Barr Heckstall-Smith character Helen's Child
