"True story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from their student days through her battle with Alzheimer's disease."
Kate Winslet
as Young Iris Murdoch
Judi Dench
as Iris Murdoch
Jim Broadbent
as John Bayley
Hugh Bonneville
as Young John Bayley
Penelope Wilton
as Janet Stone
Samuel West
as Young Maurice
Timothy West
as Older Maurice
Kris Marshall
as Dr. Gudgeon
Juliet Aubrey
as Young Janet Stone
Derek Hutchinson
as Postman
Juliet Howland
as Emma Stone
Saira Todd
as Phillida Stone
Stephen Marcus
as Taxi Driver
Pauline McLynn
as Maureen
Eleanor Bron
as Principal
Angela Morant
as Hostess
Siobhan Hayes
as Check-Out Girl
Joan Bakewell
as BBC Presenter
Nancy Carroll
as BBC PA
Tom Mannion
as Neurologist
Charlotte Arkwright
as Young Phillida Stone
Harriet Arkwright
as Young Emma Stone
Matilda Allsopp
as Little Stone
Steve Edis
as Pianist
Emma Handy
as Policewoman
Gabrielle Reidy
as Tricia
Tony Blair
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
David Blunkett
Richard Eyre
Director
Robert Fox
Producer
Screenplay
James Horner
Original Music Composer
Roger Pratt
Director of Photography
Martin Walsh
Editor
Alex Johnson
Casting Assistant
Louis Elman
ADR Voice Casting
Bradley Farmer
Stunts
David Ware
Gary Powell
Lee Millham
Stunt Driver
Carly Harrop
John Bayley
Author
Celestia Fox
Casting
Gemma Jackson
Production Design
David Warren
Art Direction
Trisha Edwards
Set Decoration
Ruth Myers
Costume Design
Lars Knudsen
Executive Assistant
Charles Wood
Harvey Weinstein
Executive Producer
Julie Dartnell
Hair Assistant
Lesley Smith
Makeup Artist
Lisa Westcott
Peter N. Brown
Supervising Carpenter
David M. Thompson
Scott Rudin
Sydney Pollack
Anthony Minghella
Thomas Hedley Jr.
Guy East
Michael Dreyer
Line Producer
Glenn Freemantle
Supervising Sound Editor
Chuck Finch
Gaffer