| Stephanie Cole |
Dame Lettie Colston |
| Jacqueline Leonard |
Gwen - her maid |
| Renée Asherson (as Renee Asherson) |
Charmian Colston |
| Michael Hordern |
Godfrey Colston |
| Elizabeth Bradley |
Mrs. Anthony |
| Thora Hird |
Jean Taylor |
| Margery Withers |
Grannie Barnacle |
| Mary Healey |
Ward Sister |
| Robert Flemyng |
Ronald Sidebottome |
| Barbara Hicks |
Tempest Sidebottome |
| Damaris Hayman |
Miss Lottinville |
| Maggie Smith |
Mrs. Mabel Pettigrew |
| Maurice Denham |
Guy Leet |
| Preston Lockwood |
Deaf Old Man |
| Arthur Hewlett |
Ancient Man |
| John Baskcomb |
Fat Old Man |
| Cyril Cusack |
Percy Mannering |
| Zoë Wanamaker (as Zoe Wanamaker) |
Olive Mannering |
| Jan Carey |
Tea Shop Manageress |
| Leonard Maguire |
Mr. Willoughby |
| Muriel Pavlow |
Grannie Valvona |
| John Wood |
Ex-Inspector Henry Mortimer |
| Martina Stanley |
Nurse Lucy |
| Peter Eyre |
Eric Colston |
| Richard Lawry |
Photographer |
| Dominic Taylor |
Young Journalist |
| Terence Soall |
Publisher |
| Walter Sparrow |
Stallholder |
| Andrew Charleson |
Policeman |
| Anna Cropper |
Mrs. Mortimer |
| Frank Shelley |
The Stranger |
| Paul Opacic |
Jeff |
| Aimée Delamain (as Aimee Delamain) |
Ambulatory Grannie |
| Emma Richler |
Young Nurse |
| Alan Leith |
Detective |
| Hilda Sachs |
Tea Room Trio |
| Brenda Cullity |
Tea Room Trio |
| Brigitte Loesser |
Tea Room Trio |