Roy Clarke Creator, Writer Peter Sallis Norman Clegg Actor Bill Owen Actor Kathy Staff Nora Batty Actor Jane Freeman Ivy Actor Thora Hird Actor Michael Aldridge Actor Olga Grahame Guest Star Eunice Black Guest Star Stephen Lewis Actor Jean Alexander Auntie Wainwright Guest Star Ruth Holden Guest Star Louis Emerick Guest Star Josie Kidd Guest Star James Duggan Guest Star Joyce Windsor Guest Star Don Henderson Guest Star Ann Rye Guest Star Alan J.W. Bell Director, Writer James Gilbert Director