"A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond platonic friendship."
Judi Dench
as Barbara Covett
Cate Blanchett
as Sheba Hart
Bill Nighy
as Richard Hart
Andrew Simpson
as Steven Connolly
Phil Davis
as Brian Bangs
Michael Maloney
as Sandy Pabblem
Juno Temple
as Polly Hart
Max Lewis
as Ben Hart
Joanna Scanlan
as Sue Hodge
Julia McKenzie
as Marjorie
Shaun Parkes
as Bill Rumer
Tom Georgeson
as Ted Mawson
Emma Kennedy
as Linda
Syreeta Kumar
as Gita
Wendy Nottingham
as Elaine Clifford
Tameka Empson
as Antonia Robinson
Leon Skinner
as Davis
Debra Gillett
as Lorraine
Barry McCarthy
as Dave
Adrian Scarborough
as Martin
Jill Baker
as Sheba's Mother
Diana Berriman
as Marcia
Alice Bird
as Saskia
Benedict Taylor
as Eddie
Miranda Pleasence
as Eddie's Wife
Jonathan Speer
as Vet
Stephen Kennedy
as Mr. Connolly
Derbhle Crotty
as Mrs. Connolly
Catherine Drew
as Newsreader
Anne-Marie Duff
as Annabel
Kevin Hudson
as Teacher (uncredited)
Gabrielle Brooks
as Choir Member (uncredited)
Scott Rudin
Producer
Tim Hatley
Costume Design
John Bloom
Editor
Robert Fox
Redmond Morris
Executive Producer
Philip Glass
Original Music Composer
Chris Menges
Director of Photography
Caroline Smith
Set Decoration
Maggie Lunn
Casting
Richard Eyre
Director
Antonia Van Drimmelen
Shaheen Baig
Production Design
Patrick Marber
Screenplay
Zoë Heller
Novel
Nadia Stacey
Makeup & Hair Assistant
Mark Raggett
Supervising Art Director
Cian O'Clery
Art Department Assistant
Therese Hvattum
Camera Trainee
Jay Weeks
Accounting Trainee
Stephen McDonald
Standby Property Master
Philip Ball
Stand In
Robin Thistlethwaite
Construction Manager
Mark Milsome
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Dennis Watson
Electrician
Hattie Dalton
Other
Simon Hutchings
Standby Painter
Ian Bee
Supervising Carpenter
Amanda Waddington
Painter
Sarah Richardson
Producer's Assistant
Lisa Westcott
Makeup Department Head
Gary Hymns
Grip
Polly Fletcher
Assistant Accountant
Dan Hillsdon
Vandra Howard
Costume Assistant
Eamonn Fitzgerald
Diana Dill
Script Supervisor
James P. Queen
Tarn Harper
Post Production Accountant
Catherine Byrne
Jason Bennett
Sound Assistant
Danny Roman
Hair Department Head
Jayne Buxton
Makeup Artist
Helen Johnson
Maxie McDonald
Property Master
Heidi Gower
Third Assistant Director
Neil Dickson
Paul Bond
"B" Camera Operator
Nathan Kelly
Eamonn Hughes
Hairstylist
David Otzen
Thomas Elgood
Location Scout
Iggy Ellis
Jemma Kearney
Actor's Assistant
Jason Ribikoff
Supervising Sound Editor
Charlie Waller
Second Second Assistant Director
Eric Strausser
Jim Greenhorn
Production Sound Mixer
Richard Hill
Assistant Location Manager
Russell Lodge
Vanraaj Padhaal
Production Secretary
Nwachukwu Aghanya
Allison Wyldeck
Costume Supervisor
Jane Leonard
Gary Birmingham
Transportation Coordinator
Lee Dichter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ben Wilson
Focus Puller
Holly Pullinger
Assistant Production Coordinator
Helen Walker
Gavin Walters
Rigging Gaffer
Mark Thomas
Collette Appleby
Joan Washington
Vocal Coach
Jonathan Wells
Carpenter
Polly Duval
Post Production Supervisor
Lucy Eyre
Assistant Set Decoration
Keziah Barton-White
Kate Morath
Boom Operator
Amanda Stevens
Location Manager
Michael Diliberti
Marie Sayej
Neil Murrum
Dressing Prop
Peter Watson
Jimmy Harris
Martin Czembor
Harriet Orman
Set Decoration Buyer
Kem White
Graphic Designer
Francesca Castellano
Production Coordinator
Stephen Conway
Paul Bowring
Rachel Neale
Unit Production Manager
Martin Harrison
First Assistant Director
Lee Robertson
Dan Erstad
Rebecca Lafford
Ben Wilkinson
Steve Blythe
Barney Miller
Production Runner
Sara Dony
Unit Medic
Greg Press
Standby Rigger
Chris Stoaling
Second Assistant Director
Sam Barnes
Clapper Loader
Urszula Pontikos
Ashley Bond
First Assistant "B" Camera
Mira Shin
Grant Armstrong
Standby Art Director
Jane Harwood
Assistant Art Director
Simon Fogg
Emma Heath
Kirsty Wilkinson
Lead Costumer
Lee Walters
Gaffer
Paul Sharp
Best Boy Electric
Emily Graham
Floor Runner
Penny Ryder
Josh Jones
Standby Carpenter
Pete Hodge
John Davies
Martin Corbett
Assistant Editor
Peter Harris
Tony Kernan
Alex Hobbs
Video Report
Shruti Shah
Production Accountant
Emily Plant
David Martin
Matt Parsons
Stuart Stanley
Sound Editor
Derek Trigg
Foley Editor
Lionel Johnson
Assistant Sound Editor
Mike Prestwood Smith
Tim Owens
Dialogue Editor
Peter Burgis
Foley Artist
Dave Wren
Sound Mix Technician
Derek Somaru
Assistant Music Supervisor
Nigel Stone
ADR Editor
Diana Smith
Nico Muhly
Conductor
Howard Halsall
ADR Voice Casting
Andie Derrick
Doug Cooper
Sound Re-Recording Assistant
Michael Riesman
Ichiho Nishiki
Scoring Mixer
Andy Thompson
ADR Recording Engineer
John Bradbury
Orchestrator
James Mather
Sound Supervisor
Edward Colyer
Foley Recording Engineer
Graham Sutton
Music Editor
Isobel Griffiths
Jake Jackson
Score Engineer
Trevor Gureckis
Joseph Stracey
Sound Effects Editor
Nigel Heath
Vic Fraser
Nrinder Dhudwar
Stunt Coordinator
Tina Maskell
Stunts
Linda Gamble
Unit Publicist
Rob Hunt
Olivia Coote
Still Photographer
Dan Bora
Mark Haddenham
Special Effects
Peter Pedrero
Joseph S. DeBeasi
Supervising Music Editor
Missy Cohen
Chris Dibble
Christian Rutledge
Music Coordinator
John Street
Sam Jones
Stuart Brisdon
Special Effects Coordinator
Les Benson
Props