Olivia Hallinan Actor Sarah Lancashire Actor Julia Sawalha Actor Martha Murdoch Actor Claudie Blakley Actor Mark Heap Actor Brendan Coyle Actor Karl Johnson Actor Linda Bassett Actor Matilda Ziegler Actor Peter Wight Guest Star Peter Vaughan Guest Star Sophie Miles Actor Victoria Hamilton Actor Sandy McDade Actor Claire Skinner Actor Liz Smith Actor Dawn French Actor Stephen Marcus Actor Olivia Grant Actor John Greening Director Charles Palmer Director Flora Thompson Writer Bill Gallagher Writer, Executive Producer Susan Hogg Executive Producer