•
Anna Maxwell Martin as Sarah Burton •
David Morrissey as Robert Carne •
Peter Firth as Alderman Snaith •
Douglas Henshall as Joe Astell •
Penelope Wilton as Mrs. Beddows •
John Henshaw as Alfred Huggins •
Shaun Dooley as Mr. Holly •
Jennifer Hennessy as Mrs. Holly •
Janine Mellor as Bessy Warbuckle • Charlie May Clark as Lydia Holly • Katherine McGolpin as Midge Carne •
Lydia Wilson as Muriel Carne • Daniel West as Young Robert Carne •
Ian Bartholomew as Gaius Drew •
Bríd Brennan as Miss Sigglesthwaite • John-Paul Hurley as Reg Aythorne •
Penny Layden as Mrs Huggins • Marie Critchley as Mrs Brimsley ==References==