Charlotte Coleman Jess Actor Geraldine McEwan Mother Actor Kenneth Cranham Pastor Finch Actor Elizabeth Spriggs May Actor Cathryn Bradshaw Melanie Actor David Thewlis Doctor Actor Emily Aston Small Jess Actor Tania Rodrigues Katy Actor Mark Aspinall Ian Actor Peter Gordon William Actor Barbara Hicks Cissy Actor Margery Withers Elsie Actor Freda Dowie Mrs Green Actor Celia Imrie Miss Jewsbury Actor Sophie Thursfield Jess' real mother Actor Beeban Kidron Director Phillippa Giles Producer Jeanette Winterson Writer