Charlotte Rampling

Character: Clara Paige

Michael Gambon

Character: Gerald Paige

Robert Hardy

Character: Adam Gillvray

Iain Glen

Character: Wallace Sharp

Jane Asher

Character: Pauline

Andrew Ray

Character: Michael Swanton

Niamh Cusack

Character: Jenny Swanton

Linda Bassett

Character: Janet Swanton

Robert Flemyng

Character: Jack Sidmouth

Robert David MacDonald

Character: Sir Arthur Sanderson

Julian Firth

Character: Lawrence

Bradley Cole

Character: Young Man

Sandi Toksvig

Character: Sandra

Jonathan White

Character: Simon Paige

Brian Cobby

Character: Foreign Secretary

Rashid Karapiet

Character: Sikh Leader

Juliet Harmer

Character: Delia

Melissa Stribling

Character: Lady Boeing

Peter Whitbread

Character: English Lecturer

Czeslaw Grocholski

Character: Foreign Lecturer

Christopher Baines

Character: Young Organiser

Reg Gadney

Character: British Diplomat

Louba Guertchikoff

Character: Madam Zinyafski

Tina Sportolaro

Character: Violet

Alain Fromager

Character: Paul Zinyafski

Patrick Pérez

Character: Hector Zinyafski

Rebecca Journo

Character: Little Girl

Bernard Ristroph

Character: Hotel Night Clerk

Michel Motu

Character: Gendarme

François Greze

Character: Young Hotel Clerk

Ivan Nabakov

Character: American

Louisa Rix

Character: Nurse

Annabel Brooks

Character: Girl At Gillvray's Office

Geoffrey Wilkinson

Character: Porter at Club

Edward Clayton

Character: Birmingham Chairman

Geoffrey Larder

Character: Birmingham Assistant