Jimmy McGovern Creator, Writer Robbie Coltrane Dr. Eddie "Fitz" Fitzgerald Actor Barbara Flynn Judith Fitzgerald Actor Geraldine Somerville DS Jane "Panhandle" Penhaligon Actor Lorcan Cranitch DS Jimmy Beck Actor Kieran O'Brien Mark Fitzgerald Actor Tess Thomson Kate Fitzgerald Actor Ricky Tomlinson Wise Actor Colin Tierney Harriman Actor Jim Carter Kenneth Trant Guest Star James Fleet Michael Trant Guest Star Wil Johnson Skelton Actor Christopher Eccleston DCI David Bilborough Actor Tim Fywell Director Julian Jarrold Director Ted Whitehead Writer Sally Head Executive Producer Andy Wilson Director Paul Abbott Writer, Producer Gub Neal Producer Hilary Bevan Jones Producer