Alan J.W. Bell Director Thora Hird Annie Longden Actor Pete Postlethwaite Deric Longden Actor Penny Downie Aileen Longden Actor Dennis Blanch Man with dogs Actor Katherine Dow Blyton Hospital Sister Actor Maxine Burth Nurse two Actor Eddie Caswell Widower Actor Keith Clifford Fred Brooks Actor Kate Dove Nursing Home Proprietor Actor Diana Flacks Mrs Corey Actor Dinah Handley Do-gooder Actor Malcolm Hebden Chemist Actor Tom Higgins Doctor Actor Ruth Holden Nellie Elliot Actor Katisha Kenyon Nurse three Actor Noreen Kershaw Margaret Actor Jennifer Luckraft Nurse one Actor Martin Pearson Man from gasboard Actor Anne Reid Gloria Brooks Actor David Shimwell Young man Actor Gillian Waugh Speech Therapist Actor Deric Longden Writer Sita Williams Producer Margaret Matheson Executive Producer Keith Richardson Executive Producer