Cast (30)

Michael Palin

Gilbert Chilvers

Maggie Smith

Joyce Chilvers

Denholm Elliott

Dr. Swaby

Richard Griffiths

Allardyce

Tony Haygarth

Sutcliff

John Normington

Lockwood

Bill Paterson

Wormold

Liz Smith

Mother

Alison Steadman

Mrs. Allardyce

Jim Carter

Inspector Noble

Pete Postlethwaite

Nuttol

Eileen O'Brien

Mrs. Sutcliff

Rachel Davies

Mrs. Forbes

Reece Dinsdale

P.C. Penny

Philip Wileman

Preston

Charles McKeown

Medcalf

Susan Porrett

Mrs. Medcalf

Donald Eccles

Father

Denys Hawthorne

Hotel Manager

Don Estelle

Barraclough

Eli Woods

Ernest

Amanda Gregan

Veronica

Paula Tilbrook

Mrs. Turnbull

Bernard Wrigley

Painter

Lee Daley

Painter's Boy

Gilly Coman

Dorothy

Maggie Ollerenshaw

Woman

Josie Lane

Mrs. Beavers

David Morgan

Mervin

Jill Goldston

Woman in Cinema (uncredited)

Crew (62)

Tony Jackson

Sound Recordist

Alan Bennett

Screenplay

Malcolm Mowbray

Director

Malcolm Mowbray

Story

Alan Bennett

Story

Tony Pierce-Roberts

Director of Photography

Michelle Guish

Casting

Malcolm MacIntosh

Camera Operator

Michael Porter

Art Direction

Jan Archibald

Hairstylist

Elizabeth Moss

Hairstylist

Mark Shivas

Producer

Judith Lang

Art Direction

Phyllis Dalton

Costume Design

Joan Hills

Makeup Artist

Stuart Walker

Production Design

Micky Woolaard

Gaffer

David Farrell

Still Photographer

Anita Pickles

Makeup Artist

Barrie Vince

Editor

Debbie McWilliams

Casting

Billy Bell

Technical Advisor

Ray Cooper

Music Producer

Stephen Janisz

Sound Editor

Clive Barrett

Assistant Sound Editor

Richard Morrison

Title Designer

Tamara Ingram

Producer's Assistant

Liz Ferwell

Finance

Frank Berlin

Painter

Ginny Roncoroni

Production Assistant

Nick Godden

Third Assistant Director

Janet Tebrooke

Wardrobe Supervisor

Ken Crouch

Wardrobe Assistant

Alan Bailey

Property Master

George Harrison

Executive Producer

Tom Hughes

Painter

Ann Wingate

Production Manager

Wendy Tayler

Publicist

Mark White

Camera Car

Peter Arnold

Electrician

Michael Redfern

Sound Editor

John Du Prez

Conductor

Alison Thorne

Continuity

Brian Brockwell

Production Accountant

Quico Rovira-Beleta

Translator

Peter James

Clapper Loader

Denis O'Brien

Executive Producer

Rosie Straker

Sound Assistant

Robert Gavin

Sound Editor

Christine Beveridge

Makeup Supervisor

John Du Prez

Original Music Composer

Joanna Gollins

Location Manager

Derek Suter

Clapper Loader

Trevor Dyer

Standby Carpenter

Larry Knox

Generator Operator

John Cantwell

Electrician

Nigel Galt

Sound Editor

Jeffrey Witts

Dressing Prop

Joe Felix

Grip

Guy Travers

First Assistant Director

Scott Thomas

Assistant Editor

Jack Carter

Construction Manager