Peter Finch
— Simon Foster
Kay Kendall
— Laura Foster
Muriel Pavlow
— Janet Honeyman
Hubert Gregg
— Bertie Burton
Maurice Denham
— Wilson
Ian Carmichael
— David Prentice
Richard Wattis
— Controller of Television Drama
Thora Hird
— Jessie
Terence Longdon
— Barney
Clive Parritt
— Timothy
Alan Wheatley
— Adrian Lee
Beverley Brooks
— Mabel
Hal Osmond
— Effects Man
Tom Gill
— TV Producer
David Morrell
— TV Producer
Nicholas Parsons
— TV Producer
Joan Hickson
— Barmaid
Charles Hawtrey
— Railway Porter
Stuart Saunders
— Policeman in TV Sketch
Cyril Chamberlain
— Bert
Marianne Stone
— Elsie
Muriel George
— Grandma
Gilbert Harding
— Himself
Isobel Barnett
— Herself
Jon Ellison
— Himself
Brian Wilde
— Peter Harbottle
Barry Steele
— Bert Harbottle
Esma Cannon
— Laura from Newcastle
Philip Gilbert
— Joe
Julia Arnall
— Makeup Girl