Francesca Annis Mrs Gibson Actor Justine Waddell Molly Actor Bill Paterson Mr Gibson Actor Keeley Hawes Cynthia Actor Deborah Findlay Miss Phoebe Actor Barbara Flynn Miss Browning Actor Iain Glen Mr Preston Actor Tom Hollander Osborne Hamley Actor Anthony Howell Roger Hamley Actor Michael Gambon Squire Hamley Actor Nicholas Renton Director Andrew Davies Writer Elizabeth Gaskell Writer Sue Birtwistle Producer Rebecca Eaton Executive Producer