James Kent Director Maxine Peake Anne Lister Actor Anna Madeley Mariana Belcombe Actor Susan Lynch Isabella 'Tib' Norcliffe Actor Christine Bottomley Ann Walker Actor Gemma Jones Aunt Lister Actor Alan David Uncle Lister Actor Richenda Carey Mrs Priestley Actor Michael Culkin Charles Lawton Actor Dean Lennox Kelly Christopher Rawson Actor Tina O'Brien Miss Browne Actor Jane English Screenwriter Mark Bentley Producer Nicolas Kent Executive Producer Simon Rockell Executive Producer Lukas Strebel Cinematographer