Robert Altman Director, Producer Eileen Atkins Mrs. Croft Actor Bob Balaban Morris Weissman Actor, Producer Alan Bates Jennings Actor Charles Dance Raymond, Lord Stockbridge Actor Stephen Fry Inspector Thompson Actor Michael Gambon Sir William McCordle Actor Richard E. Grant George Actor Tom Hollander Lieutenant Commander Anthony Meredith Actor Derek Jacobi Probert Actor Kelly Macdonald Mary Maceachran Actor Helen Mirren Mrs. Wilson Actor Jeremy Northam Ivor Novello Actor Clive Owen Robert Parks Actor Ryan Phillippe Henry Denton Actor Maggie Smith Constance, Countess of Trentham Actor Geraldine Somerville Louisa, Lady Stockbridge Actor Kristin Scott Thomas Lady Sylvia McCordle Actor Sophie Thompson Dorothy Actor Emily Watson Elsie Actor James Wilby Freddie Nesbitt Actor Camilla Rutherford Isobel McCordle Actor Claudie Blakley Mabel Nesbitt Actor Natasha Wightman Lavinia Meredith Actor Teresa Churcher Bertha Actor Jeremy Swift Arthur Actor Ron Webster Constable Dexter Actor Julian Fellowes Writer, Associate Producer David Levy Producer Jane Frazer Co-Producer Joshua Astrachan Co-Producer Jane Barclay Executive Producer Bob Jones Executive Producer Hannah Leader Executive Producer Sharon Harel Executive Producer Andrew Dunn Cinematographer Tim Squyres Film Editing Patrick Doyle Original Music Stephen Altman Production Design Sarah Hauldren Art Director Anna Pinnock Set Decoration Jenny Beavan Costume Design Mary Selway Casting Richard Styles First Assistant Director Tori Parry Production Manager Sue Quinn Location Manager Sara Desmond Second Assistant Director