On screen
Cast
21 credited performers
David Oyelowo
Gilbert
Ashley Walters
Michael
Benedict Cumberbatch
Bernard
Naomie Harris
Hortense
Ruth Wilson
Queenie
Shaun Parkes
Winston
Hugh Quarshie
Narrator
Roger Sloman
Mr. Todd
Rachel Pickup
Mrs. Ryder
Denise Black
Aunt Dorothy
Mary Jo Randle
Queenie's Mother
Billy Carter
Shopkeeper
Jonathan Harden
Postal Worker
Artwork unavailable
Joseph Hearns
Young Lad
Artwork unavailable
Laura Hughes
Mrs. Harper
Kerri McLean
Josephine
Artwork unavailable
Andrew McMahon
Young Lad
Artwork unavailable
Neal McWilliams
Postal Worker
Gillian Raine
Woman With Sweet
Artwork unavailable
Cara Shearer
Granddaughter
Artwork unavailable
Lee Simmonds
Grandson