Mike Leigh Director Philip Davis Cyril Bender Actor Ruth Sheen Shirley Actor Edna Doré Mrs. Bender Actor Philip Jackson Martin Burke Actor Heather Tobias Valerie Burke Actor Lesley Manville Laetitia Boothe-Brain Actor David Bamber Rupert Boothe-Braine Actor Simon Channing Williams Producer Victor Glynn Producer Andrew Dickson Original Music Rachel Portman Original Music Roger Pratt Cinematographer Jon Gregory Film Editing Andrew Rothschild Art Director