Brian Cox
— Aneurin Bevan
Sinéad Cusack
— Jennie Lee
Dean Carey Davies
— Boy
Roshan Seth
— Nehru
Bernard Lloyd
— Sir Dan Davies
Malcolm Storry
— Jack
Brana Bajic
— Trude
Lynn Hunter
— Mother
Ian Driver
— Reporter
Michael Cashman
— Newspaper Editor
James Warrior
— Mr Ochard
Heather Imani
— Night Sister
Charlotte Strevens
— Private Nurse
Dean Davies
— Boy