Cast & Crew

Directed by

Mike Leigh

Writing Credits

Mike Leigh
(written by)

Cast

Timothy Spall
Maurice
Phyllis Logan
Monica
Brenda Blethyn
Cynthia
Claire Rushbrook
Roxanne
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Hortense Cumberbatch
Elizabeth Berrington
Jane
Michele Austin
Dionne
Lee Ross
Paul
Lesley Manville
Social Worker
Ron Cook
Stuart
Emma Amos
Girl with Scar
Brian Bovell
Hortense's Brother
Trevor Laird
Hortense's Brother
Clare Perkins
Hortense's Sister-in-Law
Elias Perkins McCook
Hortense's Nephew
Jane Mitchell
Senior Optometrist
Janice Acquah
Junior Optician
Keylee Jade Flanders
Girl in Optician's
Hannah Davis
First Bride
Terence Harvey
First Bride's Father
Kate O'Malley
Second Bride
Joe Tucker
Groom
Richard Syms
Vicar
Grant Masters
Best Man
Annie Hayes
Mother in Family Group
Jean Ainslie
Grandmother
Daniel Smith
Teenage Son
Lucy Sheen
Nurse
Frances Ruffelle
Young Mother
Felix Manley
Baby
Nitin Ganatra
Potential Husband
Metin Marlow
Conjuror
Amanda Crossley
Raunchy Woman
Su Elliot
Raunchy Woman
Di Sherlock
Raunchy Woman
Alex Squires
Triplet
Lauren Squires
Triplet
Sade Squires
Triplet
Dominic Curran
Little Boy
Stephen Churchett
Man in Suit
David Neilson
Man in Suit
Peter Stockbridge
Man in Suit
Peter Waddington
Man in Suit
Rachel Lewis
Graduate
Paul Trussell
Grinning Husband
Denise Orita
Uneasy Woman
Margery Withers
Elderly Lady
Theresa Watson
Daughter
Gordon Winter
Laughing Man
Jonny Coyne
Fiancé
Bonzo
Dog
Texas
Cat
Peter Wight
Father in Family Group
Gary McDonald
Boxer
Alison Steadman
Dog Owner
Liz Smith
Cat Owner
Sheila Kelley
Fertile Mother
Angela Curran
Little Boy's Mother
Linda Beckett
Pin-Up Housewife
Phil Davis
Man in Suit
Wendy Nottingham
Glum Wife
Anthony O'Donnell
Uneasy Man
Ruth Sheen
Laughing Woman
Mia Soteriou
Fiancée
Kate Doherty
Janette
Brian Goodwin
Library user
Anna Pernicci
Waitress

Produced by

Simon Channing Williams
producer (as Simon Channing-Williams)

Music by

Andrew Dickson

Cinematography by

Dick Pope
(photographed by)

Editing by

Jon Gregory

Casting By

Susie Parriss
(as Parriss)
Paddy Stern
(as Stern)

Production Design by

Alison Chitty

Art Direction by

Eve Stewart

Set Decoration by

Liz Griffiths
(uncredited)

Costume Design by

Maria Price

Makeup Department

Christine Blundell
makeup artist
Kirstin Chalmers
assistant hair stylist (as Kirstin Weguelin) / assistant makeup artist (as Kirstin Weguelin)

Production Management

Georgina Lowe
production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Zerlina Hughes
third assistant director
Jennie Osborn
first assistant director
Josh Robertson
second assistant director
Chris Rose
first assistant director
Paula Spinks
fourth assistant director

Art Department

Hilly Benjamin
assistant art director
Jim Booth
art department assistant
Paul Cutler
chargehand props
Martin Fitzpatrick
property pick-up
Liz Griffiths
production buyer
Guy Hunt
stand-by carpenter
Peter Looby
stand-by props
Nic Orlande
construction manager
Tom Read
dressing props
Nick Rose
property master
Guy Rutter
stand-by painter
Pete Lennox
carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department

Sue Baker
dubbing editor
Orin Beaton
boom operator
Mick Boggis
re-recording mixer
Diane Greaves
foley walker
Michelle Greaves
foley walker
Loveday Harding
boom operator
Derek Holding
adr editor
Derek Lomas
dialogue editor
Peter Maxwell
re-recording mixer
George Richards
sound recordist
Ted Swanscott
adr mixer / foley mixer
William Trent
foley editor (as Bill Trent)

Visual Effects by

David Smith
title opticals: Peerless (as Dave Smith)

Camera and Electrical Department

Graham Baker
rigger
Richard Blackmore
generator operator
Lucy Bristow
focus puller
Alan Coster
electrician
Frank Cox
best boy
Marco di Giulio
electrician
Martin Duncan
gaffer
Joe Dunton
camera equipment / camera rental
Simon Mein
still photographer
Andy Ormesher
rigger
Dan Shoring
clapper loader
Colin Strachan
camera grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Zoe Porter
wardrobe trainee (as Zoë Porter)
Jackie Thomas
wardrobe assistant
Allison Wyldeck
costume supervisor

Editorial Department

Valentina Giambanco
second assistant editor
Kate Mackenzie
first assistant editor
Steve Mercer
trainee editor: FT2
Clive Noakes
color timer
Robert Pond
Negative assembly supervisor
Ian Seymour
first assistant editor
Victoria Stevens
trainee: FT2

Location Management

Mike Carter
assistant location manager
Mark Mostyn
location manager

Music Department

Chas Dickie
musician: cello
Keith Grant
music engineer
Michael Laird
musician: flugelhorn
Step Parikian
music supervisor
Helen Tunstall
musician: harp
Ivo van der Worff
musician: viola
Chris West
musician: double bass

Script and Continuity Department

Heather Storr
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Bill Nixon
unit driver
Bianca Stone
transportation
John Stone
transportation
Bill Wright
unit driver

Additional Crew

Chris Allies
title designer
Ian Differ
trainee: FT2
Graham Easton
completion bond: film finances services
Stephanie Fauger
production coordinator (as Stephanie Faugier)
Phillip Kenny
production executive
David Lewisohn
solicitor: Theodore Goddard
Matthew Potts
production runner
Deborah Reade
assistant to producer
Roger Sampson
insurance: Sampson and Allen
Iain Struthers
trainee: FT2
Claire Thompson
floor runner
Sarah Trowse
assistant accountant
Will Tyler
production accountant (as William Tyler)
Mark Westaway
solicitor: Theodore Goddard
Karen Yeaman
trainee: FT2
Raoul B. Reinert
legal consultant (uncredited)
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