 | Judi Dench als Barbara Covett |
 | Cate Blanchett als Sheba Hart |
 | Bill Nighy als Richard Hart |
 | Andrew Simpson als Steven Connolly |
 | Phil Davis als Brian Bangs |
 | Michael Maloney als Sandy Pabblem |
 | Juno Temple als Polly Hart |
 | Max Lewis als Ben Hart |
 | Joanna Scanlan als Sue Hodge |
 | Julia McKenzie als Marjorie |
 | Shaun Parkes als Bill Rumer |
 | Tom Georgeson als Ted Mawson |
 | Emma Kennedy als Linda |
 | Syreeta Kumar als Gita |
 | Wendy Nottingham als Elaine Clifford |
 | Tameka Empson als Antonia Robinson |
| Leon Skinner als Davis |
| Debra Gillett als Lorraine |
 | Barry McCarthy als Dave |
 | Adrian Scarborough als Martin |
 | Jill Baker als Sheba’s Mother |
| Diana Berriman als Marcia |
| Alice Bird als Saskia |
 | Benedict Taylor als Eddie |
| Miranda Pleasence als Eddie's Wife |
| Jonathan Speer als Vet |
 | Stephen Kennedy als Mr. Connolly |
| Derbhle Crotty als Mrs. Connolly |
| Catherine Drew als Newsreader |
 | Anne-Marie Duff als Annabel |
 | Kevin Hudson als Teacher (uncredited) |
 | Gabrielle Brooks als Choir Member (uncredited) |
| Tim Hatley | Production Design |
| Richard Eyre | Director |
| Caroline Smith | Set Decoration |
| Chris Menges | Director of Photography |
| Tim Hatley | Costume Design |
| John Bloom | Editor |
| Antonia Van Drimmelen | Editor |
| Maggie Lunn | Casting |
| Robert Fox | Producer |
| Redmond Morris | Executive Producer |
| Scott Rudin | Producer |
| Philip Glass | Original Music Composer |
| Shaheen Baig | Casting |
| Zoë Heller | Novel |
| Patrick Marber | Screenplay |
| Les Benson | Props |
| Rachel Neale | Unit Production Manager |
| Martin Harrison | First Assistant Director |
| Chris Stoaling | Second Assistant Director |
| Mark Raggett | Supervising Art Director |
| Harriet Orman | Set Decoration Buyer |
| Grant Armstrong | Standby Art Director |
| Jane Harwood | Assistant Art Director |
| Lucy Eyre | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Kem White | Graphic Designer |
| Catherine Byrne | Art Department Assistant |
| Cian O'Clery | Art Department Assistant |
| Ben Wilson | Focus Puller |
| Sam Barnes | Clapper Loader |
| Urszula Pontikos | Clapper Loader |
| Gary Hymns | Grip |
| Therese Hvattum | Camera Trainee |
| Diana Dill | Script Supervisor |
| Paul Bond | "B" Camera Operator |
| Ashley Bond | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Mark Milsome | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Simon Fogg | Grip |
| Keziah Barton-White | Script Supervisor |
| Alex Hobbs | Video Report |
| Jim Greenhorn | Production Sound Mixer |
| Kate Morath | Boom Operator |
| Jason Bennett | Sound Assistant |
| Amanda Stevens | Location Manager |
| Richard Hill | Assistant Location Manager |
| Lee Robertson | Assistant Location Manager |
| Russell Lodge | Location Scout |
| Thomas Elgood | Location Scout |
| Iggy Ellis | Location Scout |
| Michael Diliberti | Producer's Assistant |
| James P. Queen | Producer's Assistant |
| Mira Shin | Producer's Assistant |
| Dan Erstad | Producer's Assistant |
| Nathan Kelly | Producer's Assistant |
| Danny Roman | Producer's Assistant |
| Sarah Richardson | Producer's Assistant |
| Francesca Castellano | Production Coordinator |
| Holly Pullinger | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Vanraaj Padhaal | Production Secretary |
| Shruti Shah | Production Accountant |
| Polly Fletcher | Assistant Accountant |
| Dan Hillsdon | Assistant Accountant |
| Helen Walker | Assistant Accountant |
| Jay Weeks | Accounting Trainee |
| Nwachukwu Aghanya | Accounting Trainee |
| Marie Sayej | Accounting Trainee |
| Tarn Harper | Post Production Accountant |
| Lisa Westcott | Makeup Department Head |
| Lisa Westcott | Hair Department Head |
| Rebecca Lafford | Makeup Artist |
| Jayne Buxton | Makeup Artist |
| Jayne Buxton | Hairstylist |
| Helen Johnson | Makeup Artist |
| Helen Johnson | Hairstylist |
| Eamonn Hughes | Hairstylist |
| Allison Wyldeck | Costume Supervisor |
| Vandra Howard | Costume Assistant |
| David Otzen | Costume Assistant |
| Jane Leonard | Costume Assistant |
| Emma Heath | Costume Assistant |
| Kirsty Wilkinson | Lead Costumer |
| Maxie McDonald | Property Master |
| Stephen McDonald | Standby Property Master |
| Stephen Conway | Standby Property Master |
| Neil Murrum | Dressing Prop |
| Ben Wilkinson | Dressing Prop |
| Peter Watson | Dressing Prop |
| Lee Walters | Gaffer |
| Paul Sharp | Best Boy Electric |
| Gavin Walters | Rigging Gaffer |
| Steve Blythe | Electrician |
| Jimmy Harris | Electrician |
| Peter Harris | Electrician |
| Eamonn Fitzgerald | Electrician |
| Mark Thomas | Electrician |
| Emily Plant | Electrician |
| Dennis Watson | Electrician |
| Charlie Waller | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Heidi Gower | Third Assistant Director |
| Barney Miller | Production Runner |
| Emily Graham | Floor Runner |
| Penny Ryder | Stand In |
| Collette Appleby | Stand In |
| Philip Ball | Stand In |
| Joan Washington | Vocal Coach |
| Jemma Kearney | Actor's Assistant |
| Hattie Dalton | Other |
| Sara Dony | Unit Medic |
| Gary Birmingham | Transportation Coordinator |
| Robin Thistlethwaite | Construction Manager |
| Josh Jones | Standby Carpenter |
| Simon Hutchings | Standby Painter |
| Greg Press | Standby Rigger |
| Pete Hodge | Other |
| Ian Bee | Supervising Carpenter |
| Jonathan Wells | Carpenter |
| David Martin | Carpenter |
| Paul Bowring | Carpenter |
| John Davies | Painter |
| Matt Parsons | Painter |
| Amanda Waddington | Painter |
| Neil Dickson | Other |
| Tony Kernan | Other |
| Polly Duval | Post Production Supervisor |
| Martin Corbett | Assistant Editor |
| Jason Ribikoff | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Stuart Stanley | Sound Editor |
| Eric Strausser | Sound Assistant |
| Lee Dichter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Martin Czembor | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| James Mather | Sound Supervisor |
| Joseph Stracey | Sound Effects Editor |
| Tim Owens | Dialogue Editor |
| Nigel Stone | ADR Editor |
| Derek Trigg | Foley Editor |
| Diana Smith | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Lionel Johnson | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Andy Thompson | ADR Recording Engineer |
| Howard Halsall | ADR Voice Casting |
| Edward Colyer | Foley Recording Engineer |
| Nigel Heath | Foley Recording Engineer |
| Andie Derrick | Foley Artist |
| Peter Burgis | Foley Artist |
| Mike Prestwood Smith | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Doug Cooper | Sound Re-Recording Assistant |
| Dave Wren | Sound Mix Technician |
| Joseph S. DeBeasi | Supervising Music Editor |
| Graham Sutton | Music Editor |
| Missy Cohen | Music Editor |
| Derek Somaru | Assistant Music Supervisor |
| Michael Riesman | Conductor |
| Nico Muhly | Conductor |
| Chris Dibble | Score Engineer |
| Jake Jackson | Score Engineer |
| Sam Jones | Score Engineer |
| John Bradbury | Orchestrator |
| Isobel Griffiths | Orchestrator |
| Vic Fraser | Other |
| Michael Riesman | Scoring Mixer |
| Dan Bora | Scoring Mixer |
| Ichiho Nishiki | Scoring Mixer |
| Nico Muhly | Other |
| Trevor Gureckis | Other |
| Christian Rutledge | Music Coordinator |
| Nrinder Dhudwar | Stunt Coordinator |
| Peter Pedrero | Stunts |
| Tina Maskell | Stunts |
| Rob Hunt | Stunts |
| John Street | Stunts |
| Stuart Brisdon | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Mark Haddenham | Special Effects |
| Olivia Coote | Still Photographer |
| Linda Gamble | Unit Publicist |
| Nadia Stacey | Makeup & Hair Assistant |
