John Cleese

Brian Stimpson

Penelope Wilton

Pat Garden

Alison Steadman

Gwenda Stimpson

Stephen Moore

Mr. John Jolly

Joan Hickson

Mrs. Ellie Trellis

Benjamin Whitrow

Headmaster

Geoffrey Palmer

Headmaster

Michael Aldridge

Prior

Sharon Maiden

Laura Wisely

Penny Leatherbarrow

Woman Teacher

Howard Lloyd-Lewis

Ted

Jonathan Bowater

Clint

Mark Bunting

Studious Boy

Robert Wilkinson

Streaker

John Bardon

Ticket Collector

Mark Burdis

Glen Scully

Nadia Sawalha

Mandy Kostakis

Dickie Arnold

Man at Station

Angus MacKay

First Class Passenger

Peter Needham

Porter

Peter Lorenzelli

Taxi Driver

Chip Sweeney

Paul Stimpson

Constance Chapman

Mrs. Wheel

Ann Way

Mrs. Way

Ann-Marie Gwatkin

Petrol Station Cashier

Mohammed Ashiq

Manager

Pat Keen

Mrs. Wisely

Geoffrey Hutchings

Mr. Ted Wisely

Geoffrey Greenhill

Policeman with Mrs. Wheel

Richard Ridings

Policeman at Crash

Geoffrey Davion

Policeman at Crash

Charles Bartholomew

Man in Telephone Box

Sheila Keith

Pat's Mother

Christian Regan

Pat's Son

Alan Parnaby

Policeman at Telephone Box

Tony Haygarth

Ivan

Ronald Sowton

Monk

Alan Granton

Monk

Susan Field

Woman in Lane

Leslie Schofield

Policeman Arresting Pat

Mike Glynn

Policeman with Black Eye

Nicholas Le Prevost

Headmaster

Peter Cellier

Headmaster

David Conville

Headmaster

Patrick Godfrey

Headmaster

Rupert Massey

Headmaster

John Rowe

Headmaster

Philip Voss

Headmaster

Jeffry Wickham

Headmaster

Nick Stringer

Det. Sgt. George Rice

Graeme Green

Detective Constable

Sidney Livingstone

Porsche Driver

Michael Percival

Man in Wood

Peter Jonfield

Det. Insp. Laundryman

Brian Portsmouth

Detective Constable

Graeme Ford

Willy Black (uncredited)

Danny Lee

School Boy

Michael Codron

Producer

Michael Frayn

Screenplay

Christopher Morahan

Director

Nat Cohen

Executive Producer

Peter Boyle

Editor

George Fenton

Original Music Composer

Verity Lambert

Executive Producer

John Coquillon

Director of Photography

Richard Nye

Title Graphics