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