A Private Function

Michael Palin as Gilbert Chilvers Maggie Smith as Joyce Chilvers Denholm Elliott as Dr. Swaby Richard Griffiths as Allardyce Tony Haygarth as Sutcliff John Normington as Lockwood Bill Paterson as Wormold Liz Smith as Mother Alison Steadman as Mrs. Allardyce Jim Carter as Inspector Noble Pete Postlethwaite as Nuttol Rachel Davies as Mrs. Forbes Reece Dinsdale as P.C. Penny Charles McKeown as Medcalf Susan Porrett as Mrs. Medcalf Donald Eccles as Father Denys Hawthorne as Hotel Manager Don Estelle as Barraclough Bernard Wrigley as Painter Gilly Coman as Dorothy Maggie Ollerenshaw as Woman Jill Goldston as Woman in Cinema (uncredited)

Alan Bennett Screenplay Alan Bennett Story Tony Pierce-Roberts Director of Photography Debbie McWilliams Casting John Du Prez Conductor Ray Cooper Music Producer Peter James Clapper Loader John Du Prez Original Music Composer George Harrison Executive Producer