Characters played by Patricia Routledge
Maria Helliwell
Characters played by Peter Vaughan
Alderman Joseph Helliwell
Characters played by Prunella Scales
Annie Parker
Characters played by Timothy West
Councillor Albert Parker
Characters played by Rosemary Leach
Clara Soppitt
Characters played by Bernard Cribbins
Herbert Soppitt
Characters played by Tessa Peake-Jones
Nancy Holmes
Characters played by Sue Devaney
Ruby Birtle
Characters played by Patrick Pearson
Gerald Forbes
Characters played by Liz Smith
Mrs Northrop
Characters played by Gawn Grainger
Fred Dyson
Characters played by Joss Ackland
Henry Ormonroyd
Characters played by Patsy Rowlands
Lottie Grady
Characters played by Roger Brierley
Rev. Clement Mercer
Characters played by Colin Douglas
Mayor of Cleckleywyke