Herbert Wise Director Adrian Rawlins Arthur Kidd Actor Pauline Moran Woman in Black Actor Bernard Hepton Sam Toovey Actor David Daker Josiah Freston Actor David Ryall Sweetman Actor Clare Holman Stella Kidd Actor John Cater Arnold Pepperell Actor John Franklyn-Robbins Reverend Greet Actor Fiona Walker Mrs. Toovey Actor William Simons Keckwick Actor Robin Weaver Bessie Actor Caroline John Stella's Mother Actor Susan Hill Writer Nigel Kneale Screenwriter Chris Burt Producer Ted Childs Executive Producer Michael Davis Cinematographer Laurence Méry-Clark Film Editing Rachel Portman Original Music