Miriam Margolyes Mother Mildred Actor Leonie Elliott Nurse Lucille Anderson Actor Linda Bassett Nurse Phyllis Crane Actor Helen George Nurse Beatrix `Trixie' Franklin Actor Fenella Woolgar Sister Hilder Actor Jennifer Kirby Valerie Dyer Actor Ella Bruccoleri Sister Frances Actor Judy Parfitt Sister Monica Joan Actor Victoria Yeates Sister Winifred Actor Georgie Glen Miss Higgins Actor Laura Main Shelagh Turner (formerly Sister Bernadette) Actor Stephen McGann Dr. Patrick Turner Actor Cliff Parisi Fred Buckle Actor Annabelle Apsion Violet Buckle Actor Vanessa Redgrave Voice of Jennifer Worth Actor Satnam Bhogal Mr Mahmood Actor Emily Barber Cath Hindman Actor Jordan Stevens Lesley Whyte Actor April Rae Hoang May Tang Actor Alice Brown Angela Turner Actor Max Macmillan Timothy Turner Actor Jenny Agutter Sister Julienne Actor Harry Haynes Ned Whyte Actor Antonio Magro Clark Lombardi Actor Jessica Clarke Margaret Lombardi Actor Trevor Cooper Sergeant Woolf Actor Jack Churms Constable Actor Nicky Goldie Aunt Flo Actor Heidi Thomas Writer Pippa Harris Executive Producer