Olivia Hallinan Actor Sarah Lancashire Actor Julia Sawalha Actor Martha Murdoch Actor Mark Heap Actor Brendan Coyle Actor John Dagleish Actor Karl Johnson Actor Linda Bassett Actor Matilda Ziegler Actor Victoria Hamilton Actor Sandy McDade Actor Dawn French Actor Liz Smith Actor Claire Skinner Actor Gerard Horan Actor Ben Miles Actor John Greening Director Charles Palmer Director Flora Thompson Writer Bill Gallagher Writer, Executive Producer Susan Hogg Executive Producer