Mike Leigh Director, Screenwriter Rory Kinnear Henry Hunt Actor Maxine Peake Nellie Actor Neil Bell Samuel Bamford Actor Philip Jackson John Knight Actor Vincent Franklin Magistrate Rev Etlhelson Actor Karl Johnson Lord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary Actor Tim McInnerny Prince Regent Actor David Bamber Magistrate Rev Mallory Actor Nico Mirallegro John Bagguley Actor Leo Bill John Tyas Actor Michael Culkin Lord Herehere Actor Alastair Mackenzie General Sir John Byng Actor Adam Long Jack Actor Mark Ryan Ben Thorpe Actor Kieran O'Brien Peter Wilkes Actor Patrick Kennedy Colonel Guy L'Estrange Actor Eileen Davies Mrs. Mary Hay Actor Marion Bailey Elizabeth Actor Al Weaver Actor Jeff Rawle Actor David Moorst Actor Georgina Lowe Producer Gail Egan Executive Producer Lizzie Francke Executive Producer Peter Hampden Executive Producer Norman Merry Executive Producer Dick Pope Cinematographer Jon Gregory Film Editing Gary Yershon Original Music Suzie Davies Production Design Jane Brodie Art Director Charlotte Watts Set Decoration Jacqueline Durran Costume Design Nina Gold Casting