"Moments from the uncompromisingly bleak existence of a secretary, her intellectually disabled sister, aloof and uneasy teacher boyfriend, bizarre neighbor and irritating workmate."
Anne Raitt
as Sylvia
Sarah Stephenson
as Hilda
Eric Allan
as Peter
Joolia Cappleman
as Pat
Mike Bradwell
as Norman
Malcolm Smith
as Norman's Friend
Donald Sumpter
Liz Smith
as Pat's Mother
Christopher Martin
as Sylvia's Boss
Linda Beckett
as Remedial Trainee
Sandra Bolton
Una Brandon-Jones
as Superviser
Ronald Eng
as Waiter
Reginald Stewart
as Man in Restaurant
Stephen Churchett
Les Blair
Producer
Bahram Manocheri
Director of Photography
Editor
Mike Leigh
Director
Writer
Albert Finney
Associate Producer
Richard Rambaut
Art Direction
Pat O'Donnell
Production Manager
Liz Dallas-Ross
Assistant Art Director
Esther Rowley
Graphic Designer
Bob Bentley
Sound Assistant
Charles Frater
Sound Recordist
Bob Withey
Sidney Holden
Assistant Editor
Sue Vester
Continuity
Michel Préfontaine
Grip
Roger Pratt
Assistant Camera
Camera Operator
Giles Camplin
Production Assistant
Alison Read