Cast & Crew

Directed by

Coky Giedroyc

Writing Credits

Isla Dewar
(screenplay) &
Isla Dewar
(novel)

Cast

Helena Bonham Carter
Cora
Gina McKee
Ellen
Eileen Atkins
Emily Boyle
Kenneth Cranham
George
James Nesbitt
Stanley
James Purefoy
Daniel
Ken Drury
Bill O'Brien
Julien Lambroschini
Claude
Barbara Rafferty
Janine
Elaine C. Smith
Irene O'Brien
Richard Wilson
Ronald
Freddie Highmore
Sam
Bertie Highmore
Col
Steve Street
Man in flash car
Jackie Balfour
Midwife
Maggie MacRitchie
Doctor
Caroline Young
Charlene, the barmaid
Carter Ferguson
Jake
Karen Kyle
Sharon
Nicole Marie Hood
Alice
Julie Austin
Katy
Ian Hanmore
Rescuing driver
Donalda Samuel
Rescuing driver
Hugh Bellamy
Sam, aged 6-9 months
Luke Bellamy
Sam, aged 6-9 months
Thomas Hudson
Sam, aged 18 months
Joshua Hudson
Sam, aged 18 months
Nick Smith
Dr. Chisholm

Produced by

Letty Aronson
co-executive producer
J.E. Beaucaire
executive producer
Lucy Darwin
associate producer
Jean Doumanian
producer
David Furnish
producer
Elton John
executive producer
John Kay
line producer
John Logigian
co-executive producer
Aaron Simpson
associate producer
Polly Steele
producer

Music by

Simon Boswell

Cinematography by

Brian Tufano

Editing by

Patrick Moore
Budge Tremlett

Casting By

Celestia Fox

Production Design by

Lynne Whiteread

Art Direction by

Tom Bowyer
Tim Ellis
supervising art director

Set Decoration by

Penny Crawford

Costume Design by

Michele Clapton

Makeup Department

Fae Hammond
hair stylist / makeup artist
Frances Hannon
hair designer / makeup designer
Tracey Lee
hair stylist / makeup artist

Production Management

Sarah Jolly
unit production manager
Donald MacKinnon
unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Drew Cain
assistant director
Matt Carver
assistant director (as Matthew Carver)
Dominic Fysh
first assistant director
Polly Steele
second unit director
Siobhan Tucker
assistant director

Art Department

Neil Barnes
art department assistant
Noel Cowell
stand-by props
Joanna King
set dresser
Warren Lever
carpenter
Charlie Malik
prop storeman
Martin McNee
art assistant
Campbell Mitchell
props
Eddie Murphy
construction supervisor
Mary Pat Sheahan
painter

Sound Department

Sandy Buchanan
adr mixer
Graham Daniel
re-recording mixer
Mike Dowson
re-recording mixer
Richard Flynn
production sound mixer
Susan French
assistant sound editor
Gerard Loret
first assistant sound editor
Colin Miller
supervising sound editor
James Seddon
dolby consultant
Ruth Sullivan
foley artist
Mark Taylor
sound

Special Effects by

John Booth
special effects coordinator
Mark Holt
special effects

Stunts

Steve Griffin
stunts
Richard Hammatt
stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

Peter Howard
second assistant camera
David Maund
key grip
Simon Mein
still photographer
Xandy Sahla
steadicam
Bob Shipsey
additional photographer
Tony Skinner
electrician
Martyn Welland
electrician
Iwan Williams
best boy

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Chloe Aubry
wardrobe assistant
Sally Churchyard
costume assistant (as Sally Puttick)
Rose Goodhart
wardrobe supervisor (as Rose Goodheart)

Editorial Department

Julie Foster
first assistant editor
Giles Gardner
first assistant editor
Caroline Hamlen
post-production coordinator

Music Department

Mark Berrow
musician: violin
Simon Boswell
music arranger
Terry Davies
conductor / orchestrator
Isobel Griffiths
orchestra contractor
Elton John
music supervisor
Abi Leland
music supervisor
Everton Nelson
musician: violin
David Tyson
soundtrack producer
Bruce White
musician: viola (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Colleen Hughes
production coordinator
Roger Phillips
title designer
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