"Penny works at a supermarket and Phil is a gentle taxi-driver. Penny’s love for Phil has run dry and they lead joyless lives with their two children, Rachel, a cleaner, and Rory, who is unemployed and aggressive."
Timothy Spall
as Phil
Lesley Manville
as Penny
Alison Garland
as Rachel
James Corden
as Rory
Ruth Sheen
as Maureen
Helen Coker
as Donna
Sally Hawkins
as Samantha
Daniel Mays
as Jason
Marion Bailey
as Carol
Paul Jesson
as Ron
Kathryn Hunter
as Cécile
Sam Kelly
as Sid
Ben Crompton
as Craig
Georgia Fitch
as Ange
Gary McDonald
as Neville
Diveen Henry
as Dinah
Timothy Bateson
as Harold
Edna Doré
as Martha
Robert Wilfort
as Dr. Simon Griffith
Tracy O'Flaherty
as Michelle
Alex Kelly
as Neurotic Woman
Maxine Peake
as Party girl
Emma Lowndes
as Party Girl
Alan Williams
as Drunk
Daniel Ryan
as Crash Driver
Di Botcher
as Supervisor
Michele Austin
as Care Worker
Leo Bill
as Young Man
Mark Benton
as Man at Bar
Matt Bardock
Dorothy Atkinson
as Silent Passenger
Heather Craney
Martin Savage
Brian Bovell
as Garage Owner
Joe Tucker
as Fare Dodger
Valerie Hunkins
as Nurse
Dale Davis
as Singer
Peter Taylor
as MC
Peter Stockbridge
as Man with Flowers
Russell Mabey
as Nutter
Badi Uzzaman
as Passenger
Parvez Qadir
Jean Ainslie
as Old Lady
Thomas Brown-Lowe
as Small Boy
Oliver Golding
Henri McCarthy
Ben Wattley
Simon Channing Williams
Producer
Georgina Lowe
Line Producer
Lesley Walker
Editor
Pierre Edelman
Executive Producer
Nina Gold
Casting
Eve Stewart
Production Design
Tom Read
Art Direction
Jacqueline Durran
Costume Design
Dick Pope
Director of Photography
Mike Leigh
Writer
Director
Alain Sarde
Colin Strachan
Grip
Will Tyler
Production Accountant
Neil Lee
Location Manager
Dan Grace
Wardrobe Supervisor
Jeremy Hume
Assistant Editor
Peter Joly
Supervising Sound Editor
Mark Rose
Assistant Sound Editor
Deborah Reade
Post Production Supervisor
Andy Ormesher
Standby Rigger
Zaman Ghulam
Standby Painter
Damien Williams
Standby Carpenter
Dave Hill
Carpenter
Ricky Blundell
Martin Duncan
Gaffer
Tony Allen
Electrician
Lucy Allen
Stunts
Heather Storr
Script Supervisor
Jonathan Rutter
Publicist
Christine Blundell
Makeup & Hair
Camera Operator
Lewis Buchan
Focus Puller
Chris Allies
Title Designer
Simon Mein
Still Photographer
Sarah Meek
Assistant Costume Designer
Andrew Dickson
Original Music Composer
Danielle Brandon
Production Coordinator
Justin Miller
Assistant Accountant
Darren Price
Production Runner
Josh Robertson
First Assistant Director
Dan John
Second Assistant Director
Hannah Titley
Lucy Whitton
Third Assistant Director
Jo Sheehan
Producer's Assistant
Richard Ackland
Clapper Loader
Lucy Bristow
Henry Woolley
Assistant Location Manager
Steve Mason
Unit Manager
Andy Forrest
Assistant Art Director
Jo Littlejohn
Graphic Designer
Rachael Bailson
Art Department Assistant
Kirstin Chalmers
Makeup Artist
Lesa Warrener
Richard Mills
Property Master
Lisa Lloyd
Dressing Prop
Don Santos
Eddie Baker
Standby Property Master
Dave Ackrill
Claire Ferguson
Michael Redfern
Foley Editor
Post-Production Manager
Adrian Rhodes
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Matthew Gough
Peter Gleaves
ADR Mixer
Foley Mixer
Clare Mahoney
Foley Artist
Jason Swanscott
Richard Oxley
Best Boy Electrician
Mark Packman
Generator Operator
Karen Fayerty
Unit Medic
Dan Channing-Williams
Floor Runner
Lyndsay Bullock
Additional Third Assistant Director
Lee Sheward
Stunt Coordinator
Nrinder Dhudwar
Steve Griffin
Paul Heasman
Jon Bailey
Score Engineer
Step Parikian
Music Supervisor
John A. Coleman
Conductor