Vera Drake

Adrian Scarborough as Frank Helen Coker as WPC Best Jake Wood as Ruffian Lesley Sharp as Jessie Barnes Angela Curran as Prisoner Liz White as Pamela Barnes Chris O'Dowd as Sid's Customer Nicky Henson as Private Doctor Sinead Matthews as Very Young Woman Anthony O'Donnell as Mr. Walsh Sam Troughton as David Daniel Mays as Sid Simon Chandler as Mr. Wells Jane Wood as Prisoner Phil Davis as Stan Emma Amos as Cynical Lady Alan Williams as Sick Husband Eileen Davies as Prison Officer Nicholas Jones as Defence Barrister Fenella Woolgar as Susan's Confidante John Warman as Policeman in Court (uncredited) Imelda Staunton as Vera Drake Gerard Monaco as Kenny Tilly Vosburgh as Mother of Seven Rosie Cavaliero as Married Woman Vincent Franklin as Mr. Lewis Vinette Robinson as Jamaican Girl Sally Hawkins as Susan Wells Peter Wight as Det. Inspector Webster Marion Bailey as Mrs. Fowler Martin Savage as Det. Sergeant Vickers Craig Conway as Station Constable James Payton as Court Reporter (uncredited) Ruth Sheen as Lily Elizabeth Berrington as Cynical Lady Paul Jesson as Magistrate Joanna Griffiths as Peggy Robert Putt as Station Sergeant Alex Kelly as Ethel Heather Craney as Joyce Leo Bill as Ronny Eddie Marsan as Reg Richard Graham as George Jim Broadbent as Judge Allan Corduner as Psychiatrist Tom Ellis as Police Constable Jeffry Wickham as Prosecution Barrister Lesley Manville as Mrs. Wells Billy Seymour as Child Paul Raffield as Magistrate's Clerk Wendy Nottingham as Ivy Sandra Voe as Vera's Mother

Eve Stewart Production Design Christine Gozlan Executive Producer Gail Egan Executive Producer Simon Channing Williams Producer Jim Clark Editor Alain Sarde Producer Jacqueline Durran Costume Design Mike Leigh Writer, Director Dick Pope Director of Photography, Camera Operator Ali James Location Scout Nina Gold Casting