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 Shelagh Turner (formerly Sister Bernadette) Actor Annabelle Apsion Violet Buckle Actor Leonie Elliott Nurse Lucille Anderson Actor Jennifer Kirby Valerie Dyer Actor Stephen McGann Dr. Patrick Turner Actor Cliff Parisi Fred Buckle Actor Ella Bruccoleri Sister Frances Actor Fenella Woolgar Sister Hilder Actor Miriam Margolyes Mother Mildred Actor Tim Treloar Barney Brittall Actor Frankie Wilson Ed Brittall Actor Joe Flynn John Brittall Actor Alice Brown Angela Turner Actor April Rae Hoang May Tang Actor Philip Wright Mr McGregor Actor Max Macmillan Timothy Turner Actor Esther Mcauley Ward Sister Actor Dennis Banks Joe Brittall Actor Claire Keelan Glida Brittall Actor Hannah Rae Elaine Pilkington Actor Cornelius Booth Claude Pilkington Actor Laura Howard Cissy Pilkington Actor Ann Mitchell Elsie Dyer Actor Sarah Berger Miss Taylor Actor Mark Wingett Peter Jessop Actor Georgie Glen Miss Higgins Actor Zephryn Taitte Cyril Robinson Actor Trevor Cooper Sergeant Woolf Actor Vanessa Redgrave Voice of Jennifer Worth Voice Heidi Thomas Writer Pippa Harris Executive Producer Ann Tricklebank Executive Producer, Producer Carolyn Bonnyman Writer Christiana Ebohon Green Director