Timothy Spall character Maurice Purley
Brenda Blethyn character Cynthia Rose Purley
Marianne Jean-Baptiste character Hortense Cumberbatch
Phyllis Logan character Monica Purley
Claire Rushbrook character Roxanne Purley
Lee Ross character Paul
Lesley Manville character The Social Worker
Elizabeth Berrington character Jane
Michele Austin character Dionne
Ron Cook character Stuart
Trevor Laird character Hortense's Brother
Brian Bovell character Hortense's Brother
Emma Amos character Girl with scar
Clare Perkins character Hortense's Sister in Law
Elias Perkins McCook character Hortense's Nephew
Jane Mitchell character Senior Optician (as June Mitchell)
Janice Acquah character Junior Optician
Keylee Jade Flanders character Girl in Opticians (as Keeley Flanders)
Hannah Davis character First Bride
Terence Harvey character First Bride's Father
Kate O'Malley character Second Bride
Joe Tucker character Groom
Richard Syms character Vicar
Grant Masters character Best Man
Annie Hayes character Mother in family group
Jean Ainslie character Grandmother
Lucy Sheen character Nurse
Frances Ruffelle character Young mother
Nitin Ganatra character Potential Suitor
Metin Marlow character Conjuror
Su Elliott character Raunchy woman
Amanda Crossley character Raunchy woman
Di Sherlock character Raunchy woman
David Neilson character Men in suits
Peter Waddington character Men in suits
Peter Stockbridge character Men in suits
Rachel Lewis character Graduate
Paul Trussell character Grinning Husband
Jonny Coyne character Fiance
Denise Orita character Uneasy woman
Margery Withers character Elderly Lady
Gordon Winter character Laughing man
Theresa Watson character Daughter
Peter Wight character Father in family group
Gary McDonald character Boxer
Alison Steadman character Woman with dog
Liz Smith character Woman with cat
Sheila Kelley character Fertile Mother
Angela Curran character Little Boy's Mother
Linda Beckett character Pin Up Housewife
Phil Davis character Man in suit
Wendy Nottingham character Glum woman
Anthony O'Donnell character Uneasy Man
Ruth Sheen character Laughing Woman
Mia Soteriou character Fiancee
Stephen Churchett character Men in Suits
