John Schlesinger Director Kate Beckinsale Flora Poste Actor Sheila Burrell Ada Doom Actor Eileen Atkins Judith Starkadder Actor Ian McKellen Amos Starkadder Actor Ivan Kaye Reuben Starkadder Actor Rufus Sewell Seth Starkadder Actor Maria Miles Elfine Starkadder Actor Freddie Jones Adam Lambsbreath Actor Miriam Margolyes Mrs. Beetle Actor Joanna Lumley Mrs. Mary Smiling Actor Stephen Fry Mybug Actor Stella Gibbons Writer Malcolm Bradbury Writer Richard Broke Executive Producer Antony Root Executive Producer Alison Gilby Producer Robert Lockhart Original Music Chris Seager Cinematographer Mark Day Film Editing Noel Davis Casting Malcolm Thornton Production Design Jim Holloway Art Director Amy Roberts Costume Design