Peter Finch

Simon Foster

Kay Kendall

Laura Foster

Muriel Pavlow

Janet Honeyman

Hubert Gregg

Bertie Burton

Maurice Denham

Wilson

Ian Carmichael

David Prentice

Richard Wattis

Controller of Television Drama

Thora Hird

Jessie

Terence Longdon

Barney

Alan Wheatley

Adrian Lee

Beverley Brooks

Mabel

Hal Osmond

Effects Man

Tom Gill

TV Producer

Nicholas Parsons

TV Producer

Joan Hickson

Barmaid

Charles Hawtrey

Railway Porter

Cyril Chamberlain

Bert

Marianne Stone

Elsie

Muriel George

Grandma

Brian Wilde

Peter Harbottle

Esma Cannon

Laura from Newcastle

Philip Gilbert

Joe

Julia Arnall

Makeup Girl

Susan Beaumont

Producer's Secretary

Jill Ireland

Burton's Receptionist

Shirley Anne Field

Minor Role

Ian Hendry

Bit Part (uncredited)