Maggie Smith

Character: Mrs Mabel Pettigrew

Michael Hordern

Character: Godfrey Colston

Renée Asherson

Character: Charmian Colston

Stephanie Cole

Character: Dame Lettie Colston

Thora Hird

Character: Jean Taylor

Maurice Denham

Character: Guy Leet

John Wood

Character: Ex-Inspector Henry Mortimer

Zoë Wanamaker

Character: Olive Mannering

Peter Eyre

Character: Eric Colston

Cyril Cusack

Character: Percy Mannering

Jacqueline Leonard

Character: Gwen, Dame Lettie's Maid

Elizabeth Bradley

Character: Mrs Anthony

Margery Withers

Character: Grannie Barnacle

Mary Healey

Character: Ward Sister

Robert Flemyng

Character: Ronald Sidebottome

Barbara Hicks

Character: Tempest Sidebottome

Damaris Hayman

Character: Miss Lottinville

Preston Lockwood

Character: Deaf Old Man

Arthur Hewlett

Character: Ancient Man

John Baskcomb

Character: Fat Old Man

Jan Carey

Character: Tea Shop Manageress

Leonard Maguire

Character: Mr Willoughby

Muriel Pavlow

Character: Grannie Valvona

Martina Stanley

Character: Nurse Lucy

Richard Lawry

Character: Photographer

Dominic Taylor

Character: Young Journalist

Terence Soall

Character: Publisher

Walter Sparrow

Character: Stall Holder

Andrew Charleson

Character: Policeman

Anna Cropper

Character: Mrs Mortimer

Frank Shelley

Character: The Stranger

Paul Opacic

Character: Jeff

Aimée Delamain

Character: Ambulatory Grannie

Emma Richler

Character: Young Nurse

Alan Leith

Character: Detective

Hilda Sachs

Character: Tea Room Trio

Brenda Cullity

Character: Tea Room Trio

Brigitte Loesser

Character: Tea Room Trio