On screen
Cast
29 credited performers
Charlotte Coleman
Jess
Geraldine McEwan
Mother
Emily Aston
Small Jess
Kenneth Cranham
Pastor Finch
Elizabeth Spriggs
May
Cathryn Bradshaw
Melanie
Celia Imrie
Miss Jewsbury
Freda Dowie
Mrs Green
Barbara Hicks
Cissy
David Thewlis
Doctor
Pam Ferris
Mrs Arkwright
Artwork unavailable
Margery Withers
Elsie
Artwork unavailable
Peter Gordon
William
Artwork unavailable
Tamar Swade
Church Pianist
Richard Henders
Graham
Artwork unavailable
Darren Scott
Boy Next Door
Artwork unavailable
Sophie Thursfield
Jess's real mother
Katy Murphy
Mrs Virtue
Artwork unavailable
Sharon Bower
Mrs. Vole
Roger Walker
Fishmonger
Artwork unavailable
Tania Rodrigues
Katy
Ken Kitson
First fisherman
Artwork unavailable
James Duggan
Second fisherman
Artwork unavailable
Bill Rogers
Ice Cream Man
Artwork unavailable
Mark Aspinall
Ian
Artwork unavailable
Kay Clayton
Gypsy Woman
Artwork unavailable
Maggie Lane
First ice cream woman
Artwork unavailable
Mandy Walsh
Second ice cream woman
Artwork unavailable
Norma Shebbeare
Dust Pan