Kate Winslet
Young Iris Murdoch
Judi Dench
Iris Murdoch
Jim Broadbent
John Bayley
Hugh Bonneville
Young John Bayley
Penelope Wilton
Janet Stone
Samuel West
Young Maurice
Timothy West
Older Maurice
Kris Marshall
Dr. Gudgeon
Juliet Aubrey
Young Janet Stone
Derek Hutchinson
Postman
Juliet Howland
Emma Stone
Saira Todd
Phillida Stone
Stephen Marcus
Taxi Driver
Pauline McLynn
Maureen
Eleanor Bron
Principal
Angela Morant
Hostess
Siobhan Hayes
Check-Out Girl
Joan Bakewell
BBC Presenter
Nancy Carroll
BBC PA
Tom Mannion
Neurologist
Charlotte Arkwright
Young Phillida Stone
Harriet Arkwright
Young Emma Stone
Matilda Allsopp
Little Stone
Steve Edis
Pianist
Emma Handy
Policewoman
Gabrielle Reidy
Tricia
Tony Blair
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
David Blunkett
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Horner
Original Music Composer
Roger Pratt
Director of Photography
Richard Eyre
Screenplay
Martin Walsh
Editor
Robert Fox
Producer
Richard Eyre
Director
Alex Johnson
Casting Assistant
Louis Elman
ADR Voice Casting
Bradley Farmer
Stunts
Gary Powell
Stunts
Lee Millham
Stunt Driver
David Ware
Stunts
Carly Harrop
Stunts
Lee Millham
Stunts
Gemma Jackson
Production Design
Trisha Edwards
Set Decoration
David Warren
Art Direction
Ruth Myers
Costume Design
Celestia Fox
Casting
John Bayley
Author
Lars Knudsen
Executive Assistant
Charles Wood
Screenplay
Harvey Weinstein
Executive Producer
Julie Dartnell
Hair Assistant
Lesley Smith
Makeup Artist
Lisa Westcott
Makeup Artist
Peter N. Brown
Supervising Carpenter
Michael Dreyer
Line Producer
Scott Rudin
Producer
Thomas Hedley Jr.
Executive Producer
David M. Thompson
Executive Producer
Guy East
Executive Producer
Sydney Pollack
Executive Producer
Anthony Minghella
Executive Producer
Julie Dartnell
Makeup Artist
Glenn Freemantle
Supervising Sound Editor
Chuck Finch
Gaffer