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 | Frank Finlay as Frank Strange |
 | Matthew Marsh as James Quitman |
 | Geoffrey Chater as Michael Hatherley |
 | Michael Byrne as Guy Preger |
 | Thorley Walters as Johnny Davenport |
 | Ronald Fraser as Barnaby Tucker |
 | Malcolm Terris as Cooper |
 | Ken Campbell as Hoskins |
 | Nicholas Selby as Sir Gerald Dangerfield |
 | Hilary Minster as Mayer |
 | Natasha Richardson as Jilly |
 | Emma Relph as Liz |
 | Tony Selby as Mitchell |
 | Roger Brierley as Minister |
 | Pip Donaghy as Richard Lister |
 | Noreen Kershaw as Mrs. Lister |
| Peter Sproule as Ellison |
 | Gorden Kaye as Buff |
| Derek Holt as Watcher |
| Ray Knight as Watcher |
| Michael Redfern as Watcher |
 | Roger Lloyd Pack as Selser |
| Christopher Birch as Police Inspector |
 | Ian Bleasdale as Directorate Official |
 | Nicholas Boulton as Schoolboy |
 | Brenda Cavendish as Nurse |
 | Stephen Churchett as Directorate Official |
| Andrew Cuthbert as Directorate Security |
| Russell Dixon as Television Reporter |
| Stewart Harwood as Cooper's Security |
| Kaleem Janjua as Off-Licence Owner |
 | Jack Lee as Directorate Security |
| Wyllie Longmore as Fenton |
| Richard May as Lester's Son |
| Amanda Neylon as Lister's Daughter |
| Nick Orchard as Junior Reporter |
 | Neville Phillips as Restaurant Manager |
| Ivor Salter as Directorate Security |
| Shope Shodeinde as Directorate Official |
| Gurdial Sira as Pathologist |
| Alan Thompson as Coroner |
| James Woolley as Liz's Colleague |
| Directing | |
| Christopher Morahan | Director |
Crew | |
| Nat Crosby | Cinematography |
Production | |
| Ann Scott | Producer |
Editing | |
| Dan Rae | Editor |
Writing | |
| Robert McCrum | Novel |
Production | |
| Stuart Walker | Production Designer |
Writing | |
| Brian Phelan | Writer |
