Jenny Agutter Sister Julienne Actor Linda Bassett Nurse Phyllis Crane Actor Judy Parfitt Sister Monica Joan Actor Helen George Nurse Beatrix `Trixie' Franklin Actor Laura Main Nurse Shelagh Turner Actor Victoria Yeates Sister Winifred Actor Annabelle Apsion Violet Buckle Actor Leonie Elliott Nurse Lucille Anderson Actor Jennifer Kirby Nurse Valerie Dyer Actor Stephen McGann Dr Patrick Turner Actor Cliff Parisi Fred Buckle Actor Ella Bruccoleri Sister Frances Actor Fenella Woolgar Sister Hilda Actor Miriam Margolyes Sister Mildred Actor Daniel Laurie Reggie Jackson Actor Georgie Glen Miss Higgins Actor Alice Brown Angela Turner Actor Max Macmillan Timothy Turner Actor April Rae Hoang May Tang Actor Christy Sullivan Lena Tremblay Actor Bronwyn James Mavis Hollier Actor Elizabeth Costerton Mandy Actor Wilson Blomfield Neil Actor Andy Beckwith Nolly Watling Actor Marty Cruikshank Mother Jesu Emmanuel Actor Ellie Gee Denise Actor Jack Shalloo Bobby Hollier Actor Margaret Jackman Elderly Nun Actor Yvonne O'Grady Ward Sister Actor David Hartley Billy Tremblay Actor Vanessa Redgrave Voice Pippa Harris Executive Producer Heidi Thomas Writer, Executive Producer Ann Tricklebank Producer, Executive Producer Sydney Macartney Director