Olivia Hallinan Actor Sarah Lancashire Actor Julia Sawalha Actor Claudie Blakley Actor Mark Heap Actor Thomas Rhys Jones Actor Brendan Coyle Actor John Dagleish Actor Karl Johnson Actor Linda Bassett Actor Peter Vaughan Guest Star Camille Coduri Guest Star Matilda Ziegler Actor Sophie Miles Actor Hope Yeomans Actor Victoria Hamilton Actor Sandy McDade Actor Harry Miles Actor Liz Smith Actor Dawn French Actor John Greening Director Charles Palmer Director Flora Thompson Writer Bill Gallagher Writer, Executive Producer Susan Hogg Executive Producer