Tony Mitchell Director Robert Carlyle Rob Morrison Actor Jessalyn Gilsig Samantha 'Sam' Morrison Actor Tom Courtenay Leonard Morrison Actor Joanne Whalley Patricia Nash Actor David Suche Deputy Prime Minister Campbell Actor Nigel Planer Keith Hopkins Actor Ralph Brown Mel's Dad Actor Gottfried John Arthur Moyes Actor Tom Hardy Zack Actor Pip Torrens Army Liaison Officer Richardson Actor Susan Wooldridge Nash's Assistant Actor Justin Bodle Writer Matthew Cope Writer Richard Doyle Writer Nick Morley Writer