Malcolm Mowbray Director, Writer Michael Palin Gilbert Chilvers Actor Maggie Smith Joyce Chilvers Actor Denholm Elliott Dr. Charles Swaby Actor Liz Smith Joyce's Mother Actor Richard Griffiths Henry Allardyce the Accountant Actor John Normington Frank Lockwood the Solicitor Actor Bill Paterson Morris Wormold the Meat Inspector Actor Tony Haygarth Leonard Sutcliff the Farmer Actor Alison Steadman Mrs. Allardyce Actor Pete Postlethwaite Douglas J. Nuttol the Butcher Actor Jim Carter Inspector Noble Actor Alan Bennett Writer Mark Shivas Producer George Harrison Executive Producer Denis O'Brien Executive Producer Tony Pierce-Roberts Cinematographer Barrie Vince Film Editor John Du Prez Music