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 James Greene Actor Mark Benton Actor Veda Warwick Actor Joan Sims Madge Hardcastle Actor John Barrard Actor Janie Booth Actor Janet Henfrey Actor David Michaels Actor Selina Cadell Actor Tim Wylton Actor Joan Campion Actor Sean Wightman Actor Dick Bannick Actor Dexter Actor Sydney Lotterby Director Colin Bostock-Smith Writer Bob Larbey Writer Philip Jones Executive Producer John Reynolds Executive Producer