 | Jim Broadbent als Arthur Morrison |
 | Colin Firth als Blake Morrison |
 | Juliet Stevenson als Kim Morrison |
 | Gina McKee als Kathy Morrison |
 | Sarah Lancashire als Beaty |
 | Elaine Cassidy als Sandra |
 | Claire Skinner als Gillian |
 | Matthew Beard als Blake Morrison (Teen) |
 | Bradley Johnson als Blake Morrison (Child) |
 | Carey Mulligan als Rachel |
| Justin McDonald als Steve |
 | Naomi Allisstone als Josie |
| Elliot Avery als Peter |
 | Tom Butcher als Dr. Taggart |
| Tara Berwin als Gillian (Teen) |
| Alannah Barlow als Gillian (Child) |
| Tilly Curtis als Josie (Teen) |
| Olivia Lindsay als Josie (Child) |
| Rhiannon Howden als Sophie Morrison |
| Chris Middleton als Racing Steward |
| Richard Standing als Publican |
 | Graham Turner als Undertaker |
| David Nicholls | Screenplay |
| Anand Tucker | Director |
| Trevor Waite | Editor |
| Laurie Borg | Co-Producer |
| Priscilla John | Casting |
| Barbara Herman-Skelding | Set Decoration |
| Caroline Harris | Costume Design |
| Alice Normington | Production Design |
| Howard Atherton | Director of Photography |
| Barrington Pheloung | Original Music Composer |
| Blake Morrison | Novel |
| Lynne Huitson | Art Direction |
| Stephen McLaughlin | Score Engineer |
| Stephen McLaughlin | Scoring Mixer |
| Lizzie Francke | Executive Producer |
| Elizabeth Karlsen | Producer |
| Tessa Ross | Executive Producer |
| Gary Smith | Executive Producer |
| Paul White | Executive Producer |
| Kate Wilson | Executive Producer |
| Stephen Woolley | Producer |
| Christine Blundell | Hair Designer |
| Christine Blundell | Makeup Artist |
| Matthew Smith | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Lesa Warrener | Makeup & Hair |
| Polly Duval | Post Production Supervisor |
| James Chasey | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Ben Howarth | First Assistant Director |
| Samantha Smith McGrady | Second Assistant Director |
| Catherine Tyler | Third Assistant Director |
| Andy Tomlinson | Assistant Art Director |
| Lucy Barnes | Foley Artist |
| Paula Boram | Foley Artist |
| James Feltham | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Michael Fentum | Sound Effects Editor |
| Nick Foley | ADR Mixer |
| Jim Greenhorn | Sound Mixer |
| Nigel Heath | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Jeremy Lishman | Boom Operator |
| Dan Morgan | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Blair Slater | Foley Editor |
| Ruth Sullivan | Foley Artist |
| Ian Rowley | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Jim Dowdall | Stunt Coordinator |
| Michael Chambers | Gaffer |
| Ricky Churchouse | Electrician |
| Barny Crocker | Second Assistant Camera |
| Stuart Godfrey | Key Grip |
| Stuart Holt | Electrician |
| Alex Howe | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Giles Keyte | Still Photographer |
| Chris Plevin | Camera Operator |
| Faith Allbeson | Casting Associate |
| Marco Scotti | Costume Supervisor |
| Nina Bradley | Assistant Editor |
| Tony Clarkson | Location Manager |
| Kim Armitage | Script Supervisor |
| Jan Haydn Rowles | Dialogue Coach |
| Deryn Stafford | Production Coordinator |
