Richard Eyre Director, Writer Judi Dench Iris Murdoch Actor Jim Broadbent John Bayley Actor Kate Winslet Young Iris Murdoch Actor Hugh Bonneville Young John Bayley Actor Penelope Wilton Janet Stone Actor Juliet Aubrey Young Janet Stone Actor Samuel West Young Maurice Actor Timothy West Older Maurice Actor Eleanor Bron Principal Actor Joan Bakewell BBC Presenter Actor Kris Marshall Dr. Gudgeon Actor Tom Mannion Neurologist Actor Derek Hutchinson Postman Actor Juliet Howland Emma Stone Actor Saira Todd Phillida Stone Actor Emma Handy Policewoman Actor Charles Wood Writer Guy East Executive Producer Robert Fox Producer Anthony Minghella Executive Producer Sydney Pollack Executive Producer Scott Rudin Producer David M. Thompson Executive Producer Harvey Weinstein Executive Producer James Horner Original Music Roger Pratt Cinematographer Martin Walsh Film Editing Celestia Fox Casting Gemma Jackson Production Design David Warren Art Director Ruth Myers Costume Design