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Casting

Director

Mike Leigh

Producer

Simon Channing Williams

Writer

Mike Leigh

Original Music Composer

Andrew Dickson

Director of Photography

Dick Pope

Editor

Jon Gregory

Casting

Susie Parriss, Paddy Stern

Production Design

Alison Chitty

Art Direction

Eve Stewart

Costume Design

Maria Price

Makeup Artist

Christine Blundell

Brenda Blethyn
Brenda BlethynCynthia Rose Purley
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Marianne Jean-BaptisteHortense Cumberbatch
Timothy Spall
Timothy SpallMaurice Purley
Phyllis Logan
Phyllis LoganMonica Purley
Claire Rushbrook
Claire RushbrookRoxanne Purley
Lee Ross
Lee RossPaul
Lesley Manville
Lesley ManvilleThe Social Worker
Elizabeth Berrington
Elizabeth BerringtonJane
Michele Austin
Michele AustinDionne
Ron Cook
Ron CookStuart
Trevor Laird
Trevor LairdHortense's Brother
Brian Bovell
Brian BovellHortense's Brother
Emma Amos
Emma AmosGirl with Scar
Clare Perkins
Clare PerkinsHortense's Sister in Law
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Elias Perkins McCookHortense's Nephew
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Jane MitchellSenior Optician (as June Mitchell)
Janice Acquah
Janice AcquahJunior Optician
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Keylee Jade FlandersGirl in Opticians (as Keeley Flanders)
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Hannah DavisFirst Bride
Terence Harvey
Terence HarveyFirst Bride's Father
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Kate O'MalleySecond Bride
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Joe TuckerGroom
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Richard SymsVicar
Grant Masters
Grant MastersBest Man
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Annie HayesMother in Family Group
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Jean AinslieGrandmother
Lucy Sheen
Lucy SheenNurse
Frances Ruffelle
Frances RuffelleYoung Mother
Nitin Ganatra
Nitin GanatraPotential Suitor
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Metin MarlowConjuror
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Su ElliotRaunchy Woman
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Amanda CrossleyRaunchy Woman
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Di SherlockRaunchy Woman
David Neilson
David NeilsonMan in Suit
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Peter WaddingtonMan in Suit
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Peter StockbridgeMan in Suit
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Rachel LewisGraduate
Paul Trussell
Paul TrussellGrinning Husband
Jonny Coyne
Jonny CoyneFiance
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Denise OritaUneasy Woman
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Margery WithersElderly Lady
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Gordon WinterLaughing Man
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Theresa WatsonDaughter
Peter Wight
Peter WightFather in Family Group
Gary McDonald
Gary McDonaldBoxer
Alison Steadman
Alison SteadmanWoman with Dog
Liz Smith
Liz SmithWoman with Cat
Sheila Kelley
Sheila KelleyFertile Mother
Angela Curran
Angela CurranLittle Boy's Mother
Linda Beckett
Linda BeckettPin Up Housewife
Phil Davis
Phil DavisMan in Suit
Wendy Nottingham
Wendy NottinghamGlum Woman
Anthony O'Donnell
Anthony O'DonnellUneasy Man
Ruth Sheen
Ruth SheenLaughing Woman
Mia Soteriou
Mia SoteriouFiancee
Stephen Churchett
Stephen ChurchettMan in Suit