Tom Courtenay
— William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher
Julie Christie
— Liz
Wilfred Pickles
— Geoffrey Fisher
Mona Washbourne
— Alice Fisher
Ethel Griffies
— Grandma Florence
Finlay Currie
— Duxbury
Gwendolyn Watts
— Rita
Helen Fraser
— Barbara
Leonard Rossiter
— Emanuel Shadrack
Rodney Bewes
— Arthur Crabtree
George Innes
— Stamp
Leslie Randall
— Danny Boon
Patrick Barr
— Inspector MacDonald
Ernest Clark
— Prison Governor
Godfrey Winn
— Disc Jockey
Jack Cunningham
— Ticket Examiner (uncredited)
Harry Landis
— Man on Train (uncredited)
E. V. H. Emmett
— Newsreel Commentator (uncredited)
Anna Wing
— Mrs. Crabtree (uncredited)
Sheila Fearn
— Telephonist (uncredited)
Muriel Day
— Singer - Dance Hall (uncredited)
Lester Leigh
— Band Leader - Dance Hall (uncredited)
Reginald Green
— Mr. Matthieson (uncredited)
Margaret Lacey
— Mrs. Matthieson (uncredited)
Robin Parkinson
— Jeweller's Assistant (uncredited)
David Scase
— Man in the Record Shop (uncredited)
Jessie Robins
— Large Woman in Hospital (uncredited)
Graham Rigby
— Supermarket Manager (uncredited)
Jim Brady
— Prisoner Escort (uncredited)
Neville Smith
— Youth (uncredited)