Michael Palin
Gilbert Chilvers
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)
Tony Jackson
Sound Recordist
Malcolm Mowbray
Director
Alan Bennett
Screenplay
Malcolm Mowbray
Story
Alan Bennett
Story
Mark Shivas
Producer
Tony Pierce-Roberts
Director of Photography
Barrie Vince
Editor
Michelle Guish
Casting
Debbie McWilliams
Casting
Judith Lang
Art Direction
Michael Porter
Art Direction
Stuart Walker
Production Design
Phyllis Dalton
Costume Design
Malcolm MacIntosh
Camera Operator
David Farrell
Still Photographer
Micky Woolaard
Gaffer
Jan Archibald
Hairstylist
Elizabeth Moss
Hairstylist
Joan Hills
Makeup Artist
Anita Pickles
Makeup Artist
Billy Bell
Technical Advisor
Alison Thorne
Continuity
Wendy Tayler
Publicist
Quico Rovira-Beleta
Translator
Ginny Roncoroni
Production Assistant
Richard Morrison
Title Designer
Tamara Ingram
Producer's Assistant
Liz Ferwell
Finance
Brian Brockwell
Production Accountant
John Du Prez
Conductor
Ray Cooper
Music Producer
Joanna Gollins
Location Manager
Scott Thomas
Assistant Editor
Janet Tebrooke
Wardrobe Supervisor
Ken Crouch
Wardrobe Assistant
Mark White
Camera Car
Derek Suter
Clapper Loader
Larry Knox
Generator Operator
Peter James
Clapper Loader
Joe Felix
Grip
John Cantwell
Electrician
Peter Arnold
Electrician
Rosie Straker
Sound Assistant
Michael Redfern
Sound Editor
Stephen Janisz
Sound Editor
Robert Gavin
Sound Editor
Nigel Galt
Sound Editor
Clive Barrett
Assistant Sound Editor
Jeffrey Witts
Dressing Prop
Tom Hughes
Painter
Trevor Dyer
Standby Carpenter
Jack Carter
Construction Manager
Frank Berlin
Painter
Alan Bailey
Property Master
Guy Travers
First Assistant Director
Nick Godden
Third Assistant Director
Ann Wingate
Production Manager
Christine Beveridge
Makeup Supervisor
John Du Prez
Original Music Composer
George Harrison
Executive Producer
Denis O'Brien
Executive Producer