Maxine Peake

Character: Funny Cow

Stephen Graham

Character: Mike/Funny Calf's Dad

Christine Bottomley

Character: Funny Calf's Mum

Paddy Considine

Character: Angus

Tony Pitts

Character: Bob

Alun Armstrong

Character: Lenny

Lindsey Coulson

Character: Funny Cow's Mum

Kevin Eldon

Character: Danny

Hannah Walters

Character: Jean

Diane Morgan

Character: Margaret

Macy Shackleton

Character: Funny Calf

Hebe Beardsall

Character: Funny Calf (Aged 20s)

Tom Gibbons

Character: Bob (Aged 20s)

Ashton Steele

Character: Young Mike

Vic Reeves

Character: Ventriloquist

John Bishop

Character: Colin Pine

Graham Hughes

Character: Jacques LeCock

Richard Hawley

Character: Cream aka Rodney Chittingdon

Corinne Bailey Rae

Character: Coffee

Bobby Knutt

Character: Crookes Club Concert Secretary

Kevin Rowland

Character: Jeff

Dominic Brunt

Character: Landlord

Duggie Brown

Character: Old Man

Robert Curtis

Character: Dial House Concert Secretary

Steven E Harris

Character: Dial House Heckler

Kate Russell-Smith

Character: Geraldine

Jayne Bickerton

Character: Mad Woman

Steve Money

Character: Fat K.

Kay Boggett

Character: Janet

Jake Holdsworth

Character: Soft Mick

Danny Hawley

Character: Young Kev

Alfie Graham

Character: Liam

Grace Graham

Character: Debs

Lissi Brook

Character: Girl

Lily Jones Adkin

Character: Big Girl

Calvin Cawood

Character: Big Boy

Bilko

Character: Himself

Grant Crookes

Character: Cinema Goer (uncredited)