Judi Dench Jean Actor Geoffrey Palmer Lionel Actor Philip Bretherton Alistair Actor Moira Brooker Judith Hanson Actor Jenny Funnell Sandy Actor Frank Middlemass Rocky Hardcastle Actor Joan Sims Madge Hardcastle Actor Jean Warren Denise Cropper Actor Paul Rogers Headmaster Actor Geoffrey Leesley Taxi Driver Actor Chris Samsworth Waiter Actor Sydney Lotterby Director Colin Bostock-Smith Writer Bob Larbey Writer Philip Jones Executive Producer