James Wilby

Character: Maurice Hall

Hugh Grant

Character: Clive Durham

Rupert Graves

Character: Alec Scudder

Denholm Elliott

Character: Dr. Barry

Simon Callow

Character: Mr. Ducie

Billie Whitelaw

Character: Mrs. Hall

Barry Foster

Character: Dean Cornwallis

Judy Parfitt

Character: Mrs. Durham

Phoebe Nicholls

Character: Anne Durham

Patrick Godfrey

Character: Simcox

Mark Tandy

Character: Risley

Ben Kingsley

Character: Lasker-Jones

Kitty Aldridge

Character: Kitty Hall

Helena Michell

Character: Ada Hall

Catherine Rabett

Character: Pippa Durham

Peter Eyre

Character: Rev. Borenius

Michael Jenn

Character: Archie

Mark Payton

Character: Chapman

Orlando Wells

Character: Young Maurice

Maria Britneva

Character: Mrs. Sheepshanks

John Elmes

Character: Hill

Alan Foss

Character: Old Man on Train

Philip Fox

Character: Dr. Jowitt

Olwen Griffiths

Character: Mrs. Scudder

Christopher Hunter

Character: Fred Scudder

Gerald McArthur

Character: Undergraduate

Breffni McKenna

Character: Guardsman

Miles Richardson

Character: Undergraduate

Phillada Sewell

Character: Matron

Helena Bonham Carter

Character: Young Lady at Cricket Match (uncredited)

Matthew Sim

Character: Featherstonaugh

Andrew St. Clair

Character: Undergraduate

Harriet Thorpe

Character: Barmaid

Julian Wadham

Character: Hull

Richard Warner

Character: Judge

Alan Whybrow

Character: Mr. Scudder

Jean-Marc Barr

Character: French Colleague (uncredited)

Serena Gordon

Character: Gladys Olcott (uncredited)

Christopher Hunter

Character: Fred Scudder