Nigel McCrery Creator Michael French Dr. Tom Gilder Actor James Bolam Dr. Arthur Gilder Actor Jenna Russell Deborah Gilder Actor Charlotte Salt Helen Gilder Actor Gwen Taylor Dora Brisley Actor John Henshaw Wilf Bradshaw Actor Peter Gunn Len Cosgrove Actor Tracey Childs Linda Cosgrove Actor Naomi Radcliffe Jean Bradshaw Actor Donald Gee Mr. Boynton Actor Clive Swift Reverend Brewer Actor Maggie Steed Phyllis Woolf Actor Ross Little Actor Polly Thompson Actor Tim Bentinck Actor Samuel J Hudson Actor Cameron Earley Actor David Innes Edwards Director Robert Shearman Writer