"A young boy who lives in an old folks' home strikes up a friendship with a retired magician."
Michael Caine
as Clarence
Bill Milner
as Edward
David Morrissey
as Dad
Anne-Marie Duff
as Mum
Rosemary Harris
as Elsie
Ralph Riach
as Clive
Linzey Cocker
as Tanya
Elizabeth Spriggs
as Prudence
Leslie Phillips
as Reg
Sylvia Syms
as Lilian
Thelma Barlow
as Ena
Peter Vaughan
as Bob
Carl McCrystal
as Undertaker 1
Andrew Turner
as Undertaker 2
Oliver Leach
as Barry
Ralph Ineson
as Mr. Kelly
David Rintoul
as Harry Price
Tommy Baxendale
as Tanya's Boyfriend Mike
Adam Drinkall
as Stuart
Edward Lees
as Ben
Kevin Locke
as Entertainer
Jennifer Hennessy
as School Mother
James Gilbert
as Tanya's New Boyfriend
Angie Inwards
as Mavis
Garrick Hagon
as Douglas
Miles Jupp
as Vicar
Peter Harness
as Cashier
Sue Wallace
as Mrs. Hitler
William Ilkley
as Barry's Dad
Michael Keogh
as Paramedic
Keith Hargreaves
as Bus Driver
Ronnie Barker
as Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ronnie Corbett
Charli Janeway
as Guy Who Walks (uncredited)
Karl Johnson
as Arthur (uncredited)
John Crowley
Director
Colin Nicolson
Sound Recordist
Rob Hardy
Director of Photography
Writer
Rosie Alison
Co-Producer
David Heyman
Producer
Peter Saraf
Marc Turtletaub
Christine Langan
Executive Producer
David M. Thompson
Joby Talbot
Original Music Composer
Trevor Waite
Editor
Fiona Weir
Casting
Kave Quinn
Production Design
Lynne Huitson
Art Direction
Gemma Ryan
Set Decoration
Jane Petrie
Costume Design
Fae Hammond
Makeup Designer
Hair Designer
Belinda Parish
Hairstylist
Makeup Artist
Gemma Richards
Karen Sherriff-Brown
Tania Blunden
Post-Production Manager
Alice Dawson
Production Manager
Amie Tridgell
Unit Manager
Chris Stoaling
Second Assistant Director
Martin Harrison
First Assistant Director
Heidi Gower
Third Assistant Director
Gavin Grant
Props
Douglas Ingram
Storyboard Artist
Chris Lunney
Graphic Designer
James Mannell
Steve Register
Property Master
Oliver Brierley
ADR Mixer
Alexander Fielding
Mix Technician
Arthur Graley
Foley Editor
Nigel Heath
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Dan Morgan
Supervising ADR Editor
Paul Munro
Boom Operator
Julian Slater
Supervising Sound Editor
Jessica Ward
Assistant Sound Editor
Ross Wissbaum
ADR Recordist
James Davis III
Special Effects Technician
Hugh Goodbody
Mark Holt
Special Effects Supervisor
Chris Reynolds
Kelly Bruce
Compositor
James Cundill
Online Editor
Philip Greenlow
Visual Effects Coordinator
Charley Henley
Visual Effects Supervisor
Jeremy Hey
Digital Compositor
Max Horton
Digital Colorist
Michael Illingworth
Visual Effects
Fredrik Nordbeck
Title Designer
Sona Pak
Visual Effects Producer
Chris Shaw
Pat Wintersgill
Giuseppe Tagliavini
Nick Chopping
Stunt Double
Bradley Farmer
Stunt Driver
Simon Baker
Steadicam Operator
Richie Donnelly
First Assistant Camera
Alan Hall
Daniel Laviada
Grip
Chloë Thomson
Assistant Camera
Roger Tooley
Camera Operator
Lee Walters
Gaffer
Abigail Barbier
ADR Voice Casting
Louis Elman
Ruth Key
Casting Assistant
Alice Searby
Karen Beale
Costume Assistant
Lucy Donowho
Anne T. Delaney
Costumer
Richard Sale
Assistant Costume Designer
Julie Telfer
Nina Bradley
Assistant Editor
Faye Morgan
Jonah Coombes
Location Manager
Dorothee Freytag
Location Assistant
Charlotte Wright
Location Scout
Josh Yudkin
Assistant Location Manager
Peter Clarke
Music Editor
Ben Foster
Orchestrator
Liz Gallacher
Music Supervisor
Catherine Manners
Music Coordinator
Wendy Nieper
Music Consultant
Conductor
Music Arranger
Sylvia Parker
Script Supervisor