On screen
Cast
242 credited performers
Sharon Horgan
Eve
Samantha Spiro
Jackie Kennedy / Queen Victoria
Julia Davis
Sylvia Plath
Selina Griffiths
Beatrix Potter
Katy Brand
Joan of Arc / George Elliot
Frances Barber
Bette Davis
Sheila Reid
Betty Ford
Kathy Burke
Mona Lisa
Sarah Solemani
Anne Frank
David Tennant
Will
Lucy Cohu
Cathy McCluskey
Mark Bonnar
Gerry McCluskey
Sara Stewart
Bettina Haussman
Richard McCabe
Tim Szabo
Saskia Reeves
Teddy Brookman
Richard Lintern
Rob Brookman
Darrell D'Silva
Johnny Freeman
Paul O'Grady
Neville
Sheila Hancock
Melba
Rosie Cavaliero
Maureen
Jonathan D. Ellis
Patty O'Rose
Ben Mayer-Goodman
Flamin' Nora
Joe Thompson
June
Harry Shearer
Richard Nixon
Demetri Goritsas
Harry Robbins 'Bob' Haldeman
Henry Goodman
Henry Kissinger
Jeff Mash
Harold Nelson
Nancy Crane
Rose Mary Woods
Corey Johnson
John D. Ehrlichman
Tom Jones
Ron
Brenda Blethyn
Nina
Alison Steadman
Tina
Olivia Williams
Dorothy Green
Rhashan Stone
Nick
Martin Shaw
Piers Hunt
Lucy Punch
Venitia
Grant Gillespie
Bertie
Gina McKee
Natalie
Margaret Jackman
Elsie
Aimee Kelly
Sammy
Kevin Wathen
Michael
Douglas Henshall
Harker
Kate O'Flynn
Woman
John Hurt
The Ministry (voice)
Chris Martin Hill
British Soldier
Emma Thompson
The Queen
Eddie Marsan
The Intruder
Russell Tovey
Footman
Malcolm Storry
Gardener
Bryony Afferson
Housemaid
Stellan Skarsgård
The Man
Zoë Wanamaker
The Woman
Stephen Fry
The European
Hayley Atwell
The Banker
Tony Cosh
Security Guard
Tom Ellis
Bill
Richard E. Grant
Stephen / Tony
Geraldine James
Liz / Lydia
Trevor Eve
Robert
Rebecca Front
The Therapist
Catherine Tate
Eva Braun / Édith Piaf
Andy Nyman
Sarah, wife of Abraham
Mathew Horne
Johnny
Peter Serafinowicz
Roger Kite
Kylie Minogue
Bibbi
Lee Boardman
Lenny
David Harewood
Victor
Paul Kaye
Ralph
Aneirin Hughes
Harry
Faye Thomas
Becky
Paul Hills
Stage Doorman
Matt Tester
Lighting Technician
Sophie Lovell Anderson
Performer
Joshua McCord
Performer
Ailsa Bate
Performer
Sophia La Porta
Performer
Rupert Baldwin
Performer
Josie Dunn
Performer
Ian Hart
John Lennon
Kevin Doyle
Job Interviewer
Emma Stansfield
Cal
Annette Badland
Woman in Office
Lee Broadbent
Young John
Ryan Brett
Young Paul
Jacob Crosby
Young Pete
Josh Leach
Young George
Rebecca Elliot
Receptionist
Hugh O'Brien
Sound Engineer
Eric McNichol
Bus Driver
Stephen Graham
Len
Sushil Chudasama
Vic
Samantha Bond
Woman
Vanessa Redgrave
Elderly Woman
Suzette Llewellyn
Woman in Lift
Anna Friel
Jenny
Nonso Anozie
Chris
Steven Mackintosh
Doug
Reggie Yates
Tommy
Shakil Khwaja
Painter
Helen Dee
Happy Pedestrian
John Smith
Van Man
Riaze Foster
Shop Assistant
Magda Sobolewska
Mother
Oliver Alliston
Child
Lynn Sutherby
Businesswoman
Hannah Blamires
Businesswoman
Chris Cowlin
Businessman
Tom Brooke
Gary
Tommy McDonnell
Frank
Neil Dudgeon
Jim
Claire Skinner
Linda
Lily Streames
Julie
Amy Midson
Receptionist
Louise Davidge
'Oi' Lady
Barry Wilson
Fisherman
Hilary Wilson
Bride's Inner Voice (voice)
Charlie Mayes
Inner Voice in Black (voice)
John Nettles
John Nettles
Suranne Jones
Suranne Jones
Steve Evets
Tony
Alex Macqueen
Marco
Felicity Montagu
Meg
Anna Calder-Marshall
Susan
Tom Davis
Ralph
Andrew Bloomer
Andrew Hanks
Rosie Lewis
Fiona
Hazel Douglas
Tony's Mum
Eleanor David
Kathleen
David Pearse
Nick
Jason Barnett
Danny
Elizabeth Berrington
Jill
Jonny Sweet
Freddie Fleet
Ed Gaughan
Derek
Charles Edwards
James Nelson
Mark Gatiss
Joan Crawford
Joe Cole
Stephen
Craig Roberts
Carl
Perry Millward
Alex
Avigail Tlalim
Stephanie
Alice Nevermore
Mother
Mathew Baynton
Jesus
Sharon D. Clarke
Bessie Smith
Steve Pemberton
Dian Fossey
Ricky Tomlinson
Self
Stephen Walters
Prisoner
Philip Jackson
Prison Governor
Christopher Fulford
Prison Guard / Orderly / Priest / Detective / Assistant Governor / Striker Judge / Jury Foreman
Joanna Scanlan
Barbara Woodhouse
Reece Shearsmith
Old Mother Shipton
Jack Whitehall
Diana Spencer
Rhys Ifans
Chris
Sarah Smart
Mona
Siân Phillips
May
Nia Roberts
Eleanor
Nigel Lindsay
Michael
Amelia Baldock
Poppy
Ryland Pearson-McManus
Brandon
Tamsin Egerton
Nancy Spungen
Michelle Gomez
Mary, Queen of Scots
Ted Robbins
Emmeline Pankhurst
Zawe Ashton
Eartha Kitt
Harry Enfield
'Mrs' Alfred Hitchcock
Tom Stuart
Prince Albert
Tim Key
Jonah
Matthew Perry
The Charismatic Man
Kimberley Nixon
Jessica
Brett Goldstein
Photojournalist
Richard Bacon
Interviewer
Mark Strong
Nosferatu
Petr Vaněk
Fonso
Klára Issová
Luna
Jakub Kohák
Ondrej
Tihana Valent
Dooriya
Zdeněk Maryška
Director
Martin Hub
Viktor
Vojta Vomacka
Noli
Adam Kyznar
Onas
Dagmar Spain
Woman in Bar
Tomáš Tomsa Legierski
Prisoner
Damian Odess-Gillett
First Assistant Director
Bruce Davidson
Security Guard
Petr Nacovsky
Barman
Jakub Vindiš
Runner
Daniel Peterka
Tough Boy
Christophe Gilland
Bike Sitter
Jane Horrocks
Jacky
Jason Watkins
Andy
Kulvinder Ghir
Walli
Alice Barry
Hilda
Jessica Forrest
Charlotte
Shila Iqbal
Savina
Betty Webster
Valerie
Jamie Hogarth
Sgt Felix
Daniel Mays
Guv
Ted Reilly
Daniel Pettigrew
Ria Zmitrowicz
Hayley
Ashley Walters
Armani
Peter Amory
Constable
Alix Ross
Destiny
Tanya Moodie
J-LO (voice)
Billie Piper
Badger
Alice Sanders
Fox
Ben Whishaw
Ezra
Lindsay Duncan
Mrs Dalloway
Hilton McRae
Mr Adams (voice)
Simon Callow
Dudley
Richard Wilson
John
Colin Salmon
Captain Armrin
Robert Vaughn
Iris (voice)
Jo Brand
Rose
Alan Davies
Al
Kevin Eldon
Martin
Rebekah Staton
Nat
Romesh Ranganathan
Nitin
Georgie Glen
Team Leader
Ricky Grover
Cannabis Man
Gemma Arrowsmith
Cannabis Woman
Aisling Bea
Toddler Woman
David Reed
PC Morgan
Paul Charlton
PC Harris
Simon Ludders
Mr Wicks
Golda Rosheuvel
Advocate
Barry Martin
Elderly Man
Melissa Hollett
Social Worker
Anick Wiget
Social Worker
Annie Lees-Jones
Social Worker
Cara Delevingne
Chloe
Sylvia Syms
Alice
Tom Ainsley
Anthony
Jessica Madsen
Young Alice
Jaye Griffiths
Military Officer
Omar Agyei
Akuna
Idris Elba
Akuna's Father / Narrator
Warren Brown
Mr Grimme
Harley Bird
Tara
Max Bennett
Stephen
Hugo Cracknell
Charlie Spencer
Christina Wolfe
Miss Endway
Amelia Crouch
Gina
Aidan Howell
Character not listed
Hannah Walters
Character not listed
Ali Keating
Character not listed