Imelda Staunton

Vera Drake

Phil Davis

Stan

Sally Hawkins

Susan Wells

Daniel Mays

Sid

Eddie Marsan

Reg

Alex Kelly

Ethel

Ruth Sheen

Lily

Adrian Scarborough

Frank

Heather Craney

Joyce

Lesley Manville

Mrs. Wells

Simon Chandler

Mr. Wells

Wendy Nottingham

Ivy

Richard Graham

George

Anna Keaveney

Nellie

Peter Wight

Det. Inspector Webster

Martin Savage

Det. Sergeant Vickers

Helen Coker

WPC Best

Jim Broadbent

Judge

Gerard Monaco

Kenny

Leo Bill

Ronny

Lesley Sharp

Jessie Barnes

Liz White

Pamela Barnes

Sandra Voe

Vera's Mother

Chris O'Dowd

Sid's Customer

Anthony O'Donnell

Mr. Walsh

Marion Bailey

Mrs. Fowler

Sam Troughton

David

Sinéad Matthews

Very Young Woman

Tilly Vosburgh

Mother of Seven

Alan Williams

Sick Husband

Allan Corduner

Psychiatrist

Fenella Woolgar

Susan's Confidante

Elizabeth Berrington

Cynical Lady

Emma Amos

Cynical Lady

Rosie Cavaliero

Married Woman

Nicky Henson

Private Doctor

Eileen Davies

Prison Officer

Paul Jesson

Magistrate

Vincent Franklin

Mr. Lewis

Tom Ellis

Police Constable

Jake Wood

Ruffian

Sid Mitchell

Very Young Man

Vinette Robinson

Jamaican Girl

Heather Cameron-McLintock

Child

Billie Cook

Child

Billy Seymour

Child

Nina Fry

Dance Hall Girl

Joanna Griffiths

Peggy

Angie Wallis

Nurse Willoughby

Judith Scott

Sister Beecher

Robert Putt

Station Sergeant

Craig Conway

Station Constable

Paul Raffield

Magistrate's Clerk

Jeffry Wickham

Prosecution Barrister

Nicholas Jones

Defence Barrister

Angela Curran

Prisoner

Jane Wood

Prisoner

Tracy O'Flaherty

Nurse

James Payton

Court Reporter (uncredited)

John Warman

Policeman in Court (uncredited)

Mike Leigh

Writer

Jacqueline Durran

Costume Design

Andrew Dickson

Original Music Composer

Simon Channing Williams

Producer

Jim Clark

Editor

Dick Pope

Director of Photography

Alain Sarde

Producer

Mike Leigh

Director

Eve Stewart

Production Design

Nina Gold

Casting

Andrew Grant

Art Direction

Jo Littlejohn

Art Department Coordinator

Tanya Clark

Assistant Art Director

Charlotte Finlay

Costume Supervisor

Ed Walsh

Art Direction

Heather Storr

Script Supervisor

John Bush

Set Decoration

Gail Egan

Executive Producer

Georgina Lowe

Co-Producer

Rosalie Clayton

Casting Associate

Lesa Warrener

Makeup Artist

Christine Blundell

Hair Designer

Matthew Moffat

Gaffer

Christine Gozlan

Executive Producer

Dick Pope

Camera Operator

Francesca Jaynes

Choreographer

Lee Eldred

Electrician

Simon Mein

Still Photographer

Robert Jones

Executive Producer

Ali James

Location Scout

Josh Robertson

Assistant Director

Henry Woolley

Location Manager

Duncan Reid

Executive Producer

Peter Burgess

Foley

Richard Mills

Property Master

Chris Allies

Title Graphics

Chris Burdon

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Chris Allies

Title Designer