Rupert Graves

as Paul Prentice

Steven Mackintosh

as Karl / Kim Foyle

Miriam Margolyes

as Pamela

Charlotte Coleman

as Alison

Saskia Reeves

as Jean

Nisha Nayar

as Angela

Neil Dudgeon

as Neil Payne

Adrian Rawlins

as Mike

Robert Pugh

as CID Detective

Kevin Allen

as Policeman

Gerard Horan

as Police Sergeant

Phil Davis

as Cabbie

Ian Dury

as Bailiff

Robert Pugh

as DS Cole

Kevin Allen

as PC Alan

Rick Warden

as PC Ken

Edward Tudor-Pole

as Prosecuting Solicitor

Lia Williams

as Defending Solicitor

Blake Ritson

as Young Prentice

Stephen Walker

as Young Karl

Graham Fellows

as Dispatch Manager

Peter-Hugo Daly

as Barry

Shend

as Jim

Ruth Sheen

as Nosy neighbour

Charles De'Ath

as Young Man at Gig

Llewella Gideon

as Receptionist

Robert Demeger

as Magistrate

Malcolm Shields

as Soldier

James D. White

as Finer

Colin Ridgewell

as Shrimp

Jamie Leyser

as Matthew Payne

Christine Jennings

as Waitress

Pete Shelley

as Himself (Buzzcocks)

Steve Diggle

as Himself (Buzzcocks)

Tony Barber

as Himself (Buzzcocks)

Phil Barker

as Himself (Buzzcocks)

Adele Anderson

as Club Goer (uncredited)