Cast 56

1. 

   Brenda Blethyn

   Cynthia Rose Purley

2. 

   Marianne Jean-Baptiste

   Hortense Cumberbatch

3. 

   Timothy Spall

   Maurice Purley

4. 

   Phyllis Logan

   Monica Purley

5. 

   Claire Rushbrook

   Roxanne Purley

6. 

   Lee Ross

   Paul

7. 

   Lesley Manville

   The Social Worker

8. 

   Elizabeth Berrington

   Jane

9. 

   Michele Austin

   Dionne

10. 

    Ron Cook

    Stuart

11. 

    Trevor Laird

    Hortense's Brother

12. 

    Brian Bovell

    Hortense's Brother

13. 

    Emma Amos

    Girl with Scar

14. 

    Clare Perkins

    Hortense's Sister in Law

15. Elias Perkins McCook

    Hortense's Nephew

16. Jane Mitchell

    Senior Optician (as June Mitchell)

17. 

    Janice Acquah

    Junior Optician

18. Keylee Jade Flanders

    Girl in Opticians (as Keeley Flanders)

19. Hannah Davis

    First Bride

20. 

    Terence Harvey

    First Bride's Father

21. Kate O'Malley

    Second Bride

22. Joe Tucker

    Groom

23. Richard Syms

    Vicar

24. 

    Grant Masters

    Best Man

25. Annie Hayes

    Mother in Family Group

26. Jean Ainslie

    Grandmother

27. 

    Lucy Sheen

    Nurse

28. 

    Frances Ruffelle

    Young Mother

29. 

    Nitin Ganatra

    Potential Suitor

30. Metin Marlow

    Conjuror

31. Su Elliot

    Raunchy Woman

32. Amanda Crossley

    Raunchy Woman

33. Di Sherlock

    Raunchy Woman

34. 

    David Neilson

    Man in Suit

35. Peter Waddington

    Man in Suit

36. Peter Stockbridge

    Man in Suit

37. Rachel Lewis

    Graduate

38. 

    Paul Trussell

    Grinning Husband

39. 

    Jonny Coyne

    Fiance

40. Denise Orita

    Uneasy Woman

41. Margery Withers

    Elderly Lady

42. Gordon Winter

    Laughing Man

43. Theresa Watson

    Daughter

44. 

    Peter Wight

    Father in Family Group

45. Gary McDonald

    Boxer

46. 

    Alison Steadman

    Woman with Dog

47. 

    Liz Smith

    Woman with Cat

48. Sheila Kelley

    Fertile Mother

49. 

    Angela Curran

    Little Boy's Mother

50. Linda Beckett

    Pin Up Housewife

51. 

    Phil Davis

    Man in Suit

52. 

    Wendy Nottingham

    Glum Woman

53. 

    Anthony O'Donnell

    Uneasy Man

54. 

    Ruth Sheen

    Laughing Woman

55. 

    Mia Soteriou

    Fiancee

56. 

    Stephen Churchett

    Man in Suit

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