Glenda Jackson
— Neaera Duncan
Ben Kingsley
— William Snow
Richard Johnson
— Mr. Johnson
Michael Gambon
— George Fairbairn
Rosemary Leach
— Mrs. Inchcliff
Eleanor Bron
— Miss Neap
Harriet Walter
— Harriet Sims
Jeroen Krabbé
— Mr. Sandor
Nigel Hawthorne
— Publisher
Michael Aldridge
— Mr Meager
Peter Capaldi
— Assistant Keeper
Gary Olsen
— Lorry Driver
Tony Melody
— Garage Attendant
Harold Pinter
— Man in Bookshop
Barbara Rosenblat
— American Woman
Chuck Julian
— American Man
Rom Anderson
— Girl at Zoo
Bryan Pringle
— Zoo Receptionist (uncredited)
Jeremy Nicholas
— 2nd Publisher (uncredited)
Dave Hill
— Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Pauline Letts
— Woman at Bookshop (uncredited)
Mark Jefferis
— Policeman at Square (uncredited)
Neil Conrich
— Zoo Waiter (uncredited)
Ronnie Walsh
— Man at Tube (uncredited)
Robert Keegan
— Fisherman (uncredited)