Phil Redmond Creator, Executive Producer, Writer Sue Johnston Sheila Grant Actor Doreen Sloane Annabelle Collins Actor Amanda Burton Heather Haversham Actor Jim Wiggins Paul Collins Actor Brian Regan Terry Sullivan Actor Ray Dunbobbin Ralph Hardwick Actor Shelagh O'Hara Karen Grant Actor Simon O'Brien Damon Grant Actor Sheila Grier Sandra Maghie Actor Kate Fitzgerald Doreen Corkhill Actor John McArdle Billy Corkhill Actor Ricky Tomlinson Bobby Grant Actor David Easter Pat Hancock Actor Bill Dean Harold Cross Actor Jason Hope Rod Corkhill Actor Justine Kerrigan Tracy Corkhill Actor Alan Rothwell Nicholas Black Actor Joanne Sidwell Ruth Black Actor Tony Scoggo Matty Nolan Actor Philip Glancy Scott Black Actor Andrew Lynch Writer Alan McDonald Writer John Oakden Writer Kathleen Potter Writer Barry Woodward Writer Frank Cottrell Boyce Writer Jimmy McGovern Writer Allan Swift Writer Helen J. Wilson Writer Susan Pleat Writer Nicholas Prosser Director Eszter Nordin Director Peter Boisseau Director Bruce Macdonald Director Patrick Tucker Director Bob Carlton Director Bruce MacDonald Director