Jimmy McGovern Creator, Writer Robbie Coltrane Actor Barbara Flynn Actor Geraldine Somerville Actor Lorcan Cranitch Actor Kieran O'Brien Actor Tess Thomson Actor Ricky Tomlinson Actor Robert Cavanah Actor Wil Johnson Actor David Calder Guest Star Mark Lambert Guest Star Annette Ekblom Guest Star Bríd Brennan Guest Star John Simm Guest Star Clive Russell Guest Star Emily Joyce Guest Star Polly Hemingway Guest Star Katherine Dow Blyton Guest Star Rosemary Martin Guest Star Kevin Dignam Guest Star Roy Battersby Director Tim Fywell Director Charles McDougall Director Paul Abbott Writer Julian Jarrold Director Sally Head Executive Producer Ted Whitehead Writer