 | Jonathan Pryce als James Penfield |
 | Tim Curry als Jeremy Hancock |
 | Rosemary Harris als Ann Barrington |
 | Frank Finlay als Matthew Fox |
 | Charlie Dore als Susan Barrington |
 | David de Keyser als Gold |
 | Bill Paterson als Lecturer |
 | Orlando Wells als Tom Fox |
 | Nat Jackley als Mr Penfield |
 | Pearl Hackney als Mrs Penfield |
 | Peter Walmsley als Bob Tuckett |
| Robert Cartland als Editor |
 | Christopher Fulford als Young Journalist |
| David Lyon als Newsreader |
| Simon Stokes als Edward |
| Witold Schejbal als Jacek |
| William Maxwell als Journalist |
 | Andy Rashleigh als Journalist |
| Polly Abbott als Gold's Assistant |
 | Anna Wing als Woman at Poetry Reading |
 | Ken Drury als Young Man at Poetry Reading |
| Richard Cottan als Student at Poetry Reading |
 | Peter Birch als Barman |
| Ken Shorter als Squash Coach |
| Libba Davies als Betty |
 | Sandra Voe als Carmen |
| Andrew Norton als Pete |
| Cecily Hobbs als Carol |
 | Clare Sutcliffe als Jill |
| Richard Eyre | Director |
| David Martin | Editor |
| Clive Tickner | Director of Photography |
| Ian McEwan | Writer |
| Simon Relph | Producer |
| Ann Scott | Producer |
| Dominic Muldowney | Music |
| Redmond Morris | Production Manager |
| David Stephenson | Sound Mixer |
| Susie Figgis | Casting Director |
| Simon Relph | Assistant Director |
| Pat Rambaut | Continuity |
| Michael Pickwoad | Art Direction |
| John Hedges | Construction Manager |
| Trisha Edwards | Property Buyer |
| Roy Cannon | Property Master |
| Luciana Arrighi | Costume Design |
| Rita Wakely | Wardrobe Master |
| Elaine Carew | Makeup Artist |
| Joan Carpenter | Hairdresser |
| Alan John | Accountant |
| Linda Bruce | Second Assistant Director |
| Christopher Figg | Second Assistant Director |
| Rachel Neale | Production Assistant |
| Deborah Barnard | Assistant Accountant |
| Jasper Fforde | Production Runner |
| David Bryant | Focus Puller |
| Sue Gibson | Clapper Loader |
| Jeremy Hiles | Clapper Loader |
| Ted Whitby | Grip |
| Keith Pamplin | Boom Operator |
| Des Edwards | Sound Engineer |
| Michael Parkinson | Assistant Editor |
| Simon Harris | Assistant Editor |
| John Brown | Still Photographer |
| Leo Davis | Casting Assistant |
| Tom Brown | Gaffer |
| Steve Mcleod | Electrician |
| Bill Thornhill | Electrician |
| Billy Merrell | Electrician |
| Nicholas Jenkins | Title Designer |
| Derek Robbins | Publicist |
