Imelda Staunton

Vera Drake

Phil Davis

Stan

Sally Hawkins

Susan Wells

Daniel Mays

Sid

Eddie Marsan

Reg

Alex Kelly

Ethel

Ruth Sheen

Lily

Adrian Scarborough

Frank

Heather Craney

Joyce

Lesley Manville

Mrs. Wells

Simon Chandler

Mr. Wells

Wendy Nottingham

Ivy

Richard Graham

George

Peter Wight

Det. Inspector Webster

Martin Savage

Det. Sergeant Vickers

Helen Coker

WPC Best

Jim Broadbent

Judge

Gerard Monaco

Kenny

Leo Bill

Ronny

Lesley Sharp

Jessie Barnes

Liz White

Pamela Barnes

Sandra Voe

Vera's Mother

Chris O'Dowd

Sid's Customer

Anthony O'Donnell

Mr. Walsh

Marion Bailey

Mrs. Fowler

Sam Troughton

David

Sinéad Matthews

Very Young Woman

Tilly Vosburgh

Mother of Seven

Alan Williams

Sick Husband

Allan Corduner

Psychiatrist

Fenella Woolgar

Susan's Confidante

Elizabeth Berrington

Cynical Lady

Emma Amos

Cynical Lady

Rosie Cavaliero

Married Woman

Nicky Henson

Private Doctor

Eileen Davies

Prison Officer

Paul Jesson

Magistrate

Vincent Franklin

Mr. Lewis

Tom Ellis

Police Constable

Jake Wood

Ruffian

Vinette Robinson

Jamaican Girl

Billy Seymour

Child

Joanna Griffiths

Peggy

Robert Putt

Station Sergeant

Craig Conway

Station Constable

Paul Raffield

Magistrate's Clerk

Jeffry Wickham

Prosecution Barrister

Nicholas Jones

Defence Barrister

Angela Curran

Prisoner

Jane Wood

Prisoner

James Payton

Court Reporter (uncredited)

John Warman

Policeman in Court (uncredited)