Harriet Walter Rachel Actor Bill Paterson Stephen Blackpool Actor Alex Jennings Bitzer Actor Alan Bates Josiah Bounderby Actor Richard E. Grant James Harthouse Actor Beatie Edney Louisa Gradgrind Actor Christien Anholt Tom Actor Dilys Laye Mrs. Sparsit Actor Patsy Byrne Old Woman Actor Diana Fairfax Mrs. Gradgrind Actor Emma Lewis Sissy Jupe Actor Bob Peck Thomas Gradgrind Actor Jason Webb Porter Actor Christopher Ettridge Miner Actor Jonathan Butterell Kidderminster Actor Peter Bayliss Sleary Actor Timothy Bateson Childers Actor Christopher Benjamin Slackbridge Actor Fergus Brazier Young Kidderminster Actor Elizabeth Cornfield Young Louisa Actor Damian Hunt Young Tom Actor Rupert Mason Clerk Actor Emma Roskilly Young Sissy Actor Sam Stockman Young Bitzer Actor Richard Langridge Producer Rebecca Eaton Producer Anne Brogan Producer