Roy Clarke Creator, Writer Peter Sallis Norman Clegg Actor Kathy Staff Nora Batty Actor Jane Freeman Ivy Actor Frank Thornton Herbert "Truly" Truelove Actor Brian Murphy Alvin Smedley Actor Philip Fox Guest Star Brian Conley Guest Star Bobby Ball Guest Star Bill Owen Compo Actor Shirley Anne Field Guest Star John Challis Guest Star Mark Butt Guest Star Pippa Hayward Guest Star June Whitfield Actor Mike Newbold Guest Star Tommy Cannon Guest Star Louis Emerick Actor Lise Cervi Guest Star Barbara Young Actor Juliette Kaplan Actor Alan J.W. Bell Director, Producer