Trailer
 | Mel Smith as Inspector Flint |
 | Griff Rhys Jones as Henry Wilt |
 | Alison Steadman as Eva |
 | Roger Lloyd Pack as Dr Pittman |
 | Diana Quick as Sally |
 | Jeremy Clyde as Hugh |
 | Roger Allam as Dave |
 | David Ryall as Rev. Froude |
 | Dermot Crowley as Braintree |
 | John Normington as Treadaway |
 | Tony Mathews as Gladden |
 | Charles Lawson as Cranham |
| Gabrielle Blunt as Mrs. Bulstrode |
| Edward Clayton as Mossop |
| Jeffrey Chiswick as Macari |
| Julia McCarthy as Mrs. McClaren |
 | Geoffrey McGivern as Mr. Yeo |
| Ling Tai as Manageress |
 | Christopher Saul as Vice Principal |
 | Barbara Hicks as Ms Clinch |
| Adam Bareham as Board |
| Ian Barritt as Science Teacher |
 | Togo Igawa as Japanese Visitor |
| Fergus McLarnon as Jessell |
 | Mark Monero as Figgis |
| Sam Smart as Gilmore |
| Christopher Priest as Student |
 | Josephine Tewson as Miss Leuchars |
 | Ken Drury as Farmiloe |
| David Quilter as Boffin |
| Debra Hearst as WPC Longman |
| Beccy Wright as WPC Duncan |
 | Dan Hildebrand as Constable |
| Don Williams as Adam |
 | Billy Geraghty as Dee-Jay |
 | Imogen Claire as Party Guest |
| Peter Gluckstein as Party Guest |
 | Gina McKee as Party Guest |
 | Neville Phillips as Party Guest |
 | Ann Queensberry as Party Guest |
| Jim Dunk as Urwin |
 | Sidney Livingstone as Barney |
| Stewart Harwood as Driver |
| John Melainey as Reporter |
| Alex Scurr as Boy who sticks his tongue out |
| Directing | |
| Michael Tuchner | Director |
Writing | |
| Tom Sharpe | Novel |
| Andrew Marshall | Screenplay |
| David Renwick | Screenplay |
Sound | |
| Anne Dudley | Original Music Composer |
Camera | |
| Norman G. Langley | Director of Photography |
Editing | |
| Chris Blunden | Editor |
Art | |
| Leo Austin | Production Design |
| Diane Dancklefsen | Art Direction |
| Richard Elton | Art Direction |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Elizabeth Waller | Costume Design |
Camera | |
| Tim Wooster | Clapper Loader |
