Mike Leigh Director Liz Smith Elfie Actor Clifford Kershaw Billy Actor Polly Hemingway Ann Actor Bernard Hill Bernard Blincoe Actor Alison Steadman Beverly Actor Vanessa Harris Actor Cyril Varley Actor Linda Beckett Julie Actor Ben Kingsley Actor Alan Erasmus Actor Rowena Parr Actor June Whitaker Actor Paula Tilbrook Actor Keith Washington Actor Louis Raynes Actor Alan Gerrard Actor Diana Flacks Actor Patrick Durkin Actor Tony Garnett Producer