Tom Wilkinson
— David Hanratty
Neil Pearson
— Tom Peel
Diana Kent
— Alison Hanratty
Helen Baxendale
— Ruth Clarke
Douglas Henshall
— Clive Colville
James Fleet
— Prime Minister
Clive Russell
— Mick Boyd
Meera Syal
— Reporter
Jonathan Cullen
— Michael Hilton
James Ellis
— Andrew Carson
Rosemary Martin
— Janet Pearce
Andy Hamilton
— Daily Comet Editor
Paula Jacobs
— Madam Speaker
Geoffrey Whitehead
— Asst. Chief Constable Turpin
Julian Fellowes
— Sir Mortimer Fawkes
Norman Bird
— Grandfather
Tony Gardner
— TV Interviewer
Moray Hunter
— Down and Out
Carolyn Pickles
— Returning Officer
Helena McCarthy
— Old Lady
Bill Wallis
— Local Party Leader
Bill Thomas
— Boozer McGill
Mark Benton
— Ambulance Man
Sophie Dix
— Ambulance Woman
Jonathan Stratt
— Policeman
Jasper Jacob
— Liberal Democrat