On screen
Cast
29 credited performers
Natasha Little
Edith Jessie Thompson
Nick Moran
Percy Thompson
Ioan Gruffudd
Frederick Edward Francis Bywaters
Imelda Staunton
Ethel Graydon
Tom Wilkinson
Mr. Carlton
Rachael Stirling
Avis Graydon
Diana Coupland
Mrs. Lester
Michael Bertenshaw
William Graydon
Daniel Brocklebank
Newnie
Elizabeth McKechnie
Mrs. Thompson
Artwork unavailable
Judy Clifton
Nora Lester
Artwork unavailable
Simon Paris
Sgt. Mew
Artwork unavailable
Alex Potter
Young Billy
Artwork unavailable
Anton Gregory
Young Harold
Artwork unavailable
Rikki Doughty
Young Freddie
Artwork unavailable
Juliet Forester
Miss Prior
Artwork unavailable
Helen Brampton
Lily Thompson
Artwork unavailable
Angela Hart
Nun
Artwork unavailable
Karen Powell
Nun
Artwork unavailable
Daniel Goode
Kenneth
Gyuri Sarossy
Archie
Artwork unavailable
Arthur Gerard
Mr Lester
Barbara Wilshere
Mr Carlton's Whore
Nicholas Hutchison
Dr Maudsley
Alan Leith
Inspector Hall
Michael Sheard
Mr. Justice Shearman
Bruce Purchase
Sir Henry Curtis-Bennett
John Tordoff
John Ellis
Artwork unavailable
Richard Mayes
Prison Chaplain