Greg Wise
— Dr. Jim Nightingale
Bob Peck
— Harley Benson
Mark Heap
— Dr. Ralph Crosby
Haydn Gwynne
— Victoria Barking
Celia Imrie
— Sister Muriel
Alexei Sayle
— X Ray Operator
Martin Clunes
— Isolation Patient
Emma Thompson
— Elephant Woman
Hermione Norris
— Helen
Julian Clary
— Jock
Clive Anderson
— U-Boat Commander
Caprice Bourret
— Cheryl Chandler
June Brown
— Cleaner
Felicity Montagu
— Sally
Nicholas Parsons
— Wheelchair Man
Susannah Doyle
— Alison
Joanna Brookes
— Maid of Honour