Cast & Crew

Directed by

Nicholas Hytner

Writing Credits

Alan Bennett
(screenplay)
Alan Bennett
(memoir)

Cast

Maggie Smith
Miss Shepherd
Jim Broadbent
Underwood
Clare Hammond
Young Margaret Fairchild
George Fenton
Conductor
BBC Concert Orchestra
The British Symphony Orchestra
Alex Jennings
Alan Bennett
Jamie Parker
Estate Agent
Deborah Findlay
Pauline
Roger Allam
Rufus
Richard Griffiths
Sam Perry
Pandora Colin
Fiona Perry
Nicholas Burns
Giles Perry
Dominic Cooper
Actor
Giles Cooper
Passer by
Tom Klenerman
Tom Perry
Gwen Taylor
Mam
Frances de la Tour
Mrs Vaughan Williams
Claire Foy
Lois, Social Worker
James Corden
Market Trader
George Taylor
Policeman
David Calder
Leo Fairchild
Eleanor Matsuura
Interviewer
Selina Cadell
Lady Wiggin
Charlie Hancock
Men Shaking Van
Dan Raza
Men Shaking Van
Dermot Crowley
Priest
Clive Merrison
Man in Confessional
Samuel Barnett
Out of Work Actor
Russell Tovey
Young Man with Earring
Samuel Anderson
Jehovah's Witnesses
Michelle Reid
Jehovah's Witnesses
Sam Spruell
Another Young Man
Rosalind Knight
Old Nun
Elliot Levey
Theatre Director
Sarah Lieberson
Stage Manager
Cecilia Noble
Miss Briscoe, Social Worker
Hannah Watson
Broadstairs Pianist
Linda Broughton
Edith Fairchild
Stephen Campbell Moore
Doctor at Old Peoples Home
Marion Bailey
Housekeeper at Convent
Sacha Dhawan
Doctor at Gloucester Crescent
Andrew Knott
Ambulance Man
Lorna Brown
Day Care Centre Worker
June Watson
Woman in Day Centre
Sam McArdle
Biker
Tony Van Silva
God
Geoffrey Streatfeild
Alan's Partner
Alan Bennett
Alan Bennett (2014)
Freddie August
Musician
Richard Banks
Neighbour
Jessica Bastick-Vines
Pauline and Rufus' Daughter
Bern Collaço
Concert Attendee
Tom Coulston
Smiling Pallbearer
Edward Heath
Self
Samantha Kelly
Concert Attendee
Janette Sharpe
Passerby
Sam Shoubber
Market Seller
Tina Simmons
Nosy Neighbour
Margaret Thatcher
Self
Harriet Thorpe
Customer (scene cut)

Produced by

Faiza Hosenie
line producer
Nicholas Hytner
producer
Damian Jones
producer
Miles Ketley
executive producer
Christine Langan
executive producer
Kevin Loader
producer
Charles Moore
executive producer
Ed Wethered
executive producer

Music by

George Fenton

Cinematography by

Andrew Dunn
director of photography

Editing by

Tariq Anwar

Casting By

Toby Whale

Production Design by

John Beard

Art Direction by

Tim Blake
supervising art director

Set Decoration by

Niamh Coulter

Costume Design by

Natalie Ward

Makeup Department

Naomi Donne
hair designer / makeup designer
Andrea Finch
hair supervisor: crowd / key hair stylist / key makeup artist / makeup supervisor: crowd
Doone Forsyth
hair and makeup artist
Belinda Hodson
makeup artist
Nadine Keiser
makeup trainee
Chris Lyons
special effects teeth
Peter Owen
wig supplier
Claudia Stolze
main team hair & make-up artist
Norma Webb
key makeup artist
Nik Williams
prosthetics
Nathaniel De'Lineadeus
dental effects designer (uncredited)
Lucy Friend
hair stylist: dailies (uncredited) / makeup artist: dailies (uncredited)

Production Management

Louise Seymour
post-production supervisor
Jojo Warne
unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Kevin Loader
second unit director
Nikki Molloy
second assistant director
Sam Smith
third assistant director
Nige Watson
first assistant director
Michael Groom
second unit third assistant director (uncredited)
Timothy Wood
third assistant director: crowd, dailies (uncredited)

Art Department

Nicola Barnes
art department researcher
Felix Beard
assistant props dresser
Matilda Beard
art department work experience
Kevin Day
stand-by props
Mike Dowling
painter
Alice Felton
production buyer
Patrick Ffrench
trainee prop assistant
Andrew Forrest
standby props (as Andy Forrest)
John Gibson
standby carpenter
Muffin Green
property master
Ben Johnson
dressing props
Louise Lannen
art department assistant
Nick Linden
construction
Darren Mackay
standby rigger
Alicia Grace Martin
graphic designer (as Alicia Martin)
Katie Money
standby art director
Giles Rowntree
construction manager
Stuart Silver
dressings props
Stuart Sinclair
head of department: painter
Zoe Smith
production buyer
Robbie Turner
construction
Josh Wardale
construction
Richard Wardale
head of department: construction
Mark Woods
standby painter
Lettie Grumbar
petty cash buyer (uncredited)
Sean Leishman
dressing props (uncredited)
Sebastian Wood
assistant to art department (uncredited)

Sound Department

Christopher Ackland
supervising sound editor
Dafydd Archard
re-recording mixer
Simon Bysshe
boom operator
Dickie Earll
sound assistant
Peter Gleaves
adr recordist
Rashad Hall-Heinz
production sound mixer (as Rashad Omar)
Craig Irving
re-recording mixer
Robert Karlsson
consultant: Dolby Sound
Nick Kray
adr recordist
Keith Marriner
dialogue editor
Adam Mendez
foley mixer (as Adam Méndez)
William Miller
sound assistant
Jack Stew
foley artist
Max Walsh
sound mix technician
Jack Wensley
assistant sound editor
Dario Swade
foley editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Neal Champion
special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by

Maxwell Alexander
visual effects compositor: Union VFX
Tim Caplan
visual effects producer: Union VFX
Marta Cañavate
visual effects compositor: Union VFX
Alan Cocksedge
visual effects artist: Union VFX
Laura Coumbe
roto artist: Union VFX
Lucas Manuel Cuenca
3d artist: Union VFX
Amy Davis
visual effects compositor: Union VFX
Agueda Del Castillo
lead compositor: Union VFX
Caroline Delgado
roto artist: Union VFX
Alexander Ha
camera track: Union VFX
Manuel Huertas
visual effects compositor: Union VFX
Taskin Kenan
visual effects compositor: Union VFX
Helen Langley
visual effects coordinator: Union VFX (as Helen Streeter)
Mervyn New
visual effects supervisor
Dillan Nicholls
visual effects compositor: Union VFX
Noel O'Malley
camera track: Union VFX
Maria Peralta Ramos
visual effects compositor: Union VFX
Adam Redhead
visual effects artist: Union VFX
Susanna Riccio
roto artist: Union VFX
James Roberts
lead visual effects artist: Union VFX
Noga Alon Stein
visual effects line producer: Union VFX
Gareth Stevenson
3d artist: Union VFX
Dan Victoire
visual effects compositor: Union VFX
Ben Wilson
3d artist: Union VFX
Olivia Beresford
compositor (uncredited)
João Menezes
visual effects (uncredited)
Aurora Shannon
colour assist (uncredited)
Linda Spaggiari
digital compositor (uncredited)

Stunts

Shelly Benison
stunt performer
Nellie Burroughes
stunt performer
Joel Conlan
stunt performer
Derek Lea
stunt coordinator
Nellie Burroughes
stunt double: Maggie Smith (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Wailoon Chung
electrician
Nicola Dove
still photographer
Andrew Dunn
camera operator
John Evans
focus puller
John Ellis Evans
first assistant camera (as John Evans)
Simon Finney
camera operator: second unit, Oxfordshire
Stacey Hancox
Remote head Technician: dailies
Richard Jakes
clapper loader
Rick James
camera trainee
Jack Harrison Knott
video assist
Aaran Lewis Leach
camera trainee
Andy Long
gaffer
Darren Mackay
stand by rigger
Liam McGill
best boy
John Paxton
digital imaging technician
Jan Pester
camera operator: second unit, Yorkshire
Joel Silcox
video assist
Simon Thorpe
key grip
Martyn Welland
electrician (as Martin Welland)
James Clat Worthy
grip trainee
Deloris Collins
digital imaging technician assistant: dailies (uncredited)
Francesco Ferrari
first assistant camera: dailies (uncredited)
Tristan Haley
first assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
Lee Johnson
electrician: dailies (uncredited)
Ossie McLean
camera operator: "b" camera (uncredited)
Ryan Turner
crane/remote head technician (uncredited)
Jason Wells
electrician: dailies (uncredited)

Casting Department

Anna Cooper
casting assistant
Vanessa Baker
adr voice casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Daisy Babbington
costume assistant
Richard Bass
costume daily
Clementine Charity
assistant costume designer
Maureen Doherty
dresser
Johanna Elf
costume fitter: crowd
Rosie Hackett
costume ager
Lee Kenny
costume daily
Asia Macey
costume assistant
Tessa Phillips
costume dailies
Vanessa Preuss
costume trainee
Louise Sorrentino
costume ager
Gabrielle Spanswick
costume supervisor
Georgina Sparrow
costume daily
Bex Waite
costume daily
Chloe Forestier-Walker
costume trainee (uncredited)
Iona Smith Oliver
stand-by: daily (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Nina Annan
first assistant editor
Paul Ensby
digital intermediate colourist
Jon Gray
Director of Feature Sales
Emily Greenwood
digital conform
Jahanzeb Hayat
digital intermediate producer
Gavin McCarron
data technician
Stuart Nippard
digital conform
Kira Fitzpatrick
junior digital intermediate producer (uncredited)
Christopher Francis
colour assistant (uncredited)
Todd Kleparski
head of production: Company 3 UK (uncredited)
John Quartel
director of technology (uncredited)

Location Management

Chris Barnett
location assistant
Chris Barnett
location assistant
Hannah Lamb
assistant location manager
Helene Lenszner
location manager
Dan Connolly
location manager (uncredited)
Caroline Lloyd-Price
locations scout: United Kingdom (uncredited)

Music Department

Geoff Alexander
orchestrator (as Geoffrey Alexander)
Freddie August
musician
Chris Barrett
assistant music engineer
Helen Davies
musician: day centre pianist
George Fenton
conductor
Clare Hammond
musician: piano solo
Julian Kershaw
orchestrator
Samuel Pegg
orchestrator
John Prestage
recordist: Pro Tools
Bill Silcock
music preparation
Graham Sutton
music editor
Adrian Varela
musician
Zsolt-Tihamer Vistonay
orchestra leader (as Zsolt-Tihamér Vistonay)
Nick Wollage
music mixer / music recordist

Script and Continuity Department

Anita Christy
script supervisor
Julie Hill
script clearances (uncredited)

Transportation Department

Phil Ashman
facilities captain
Symon Butcher
transportation captain
Mark Gill
facilities captain
Matthew Hamilton
facilities provider
Milton Holman
action vehicles coordinator
Stewart Homan
picture vehicle coordinator
Mo Zadeh
unit driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Jacqui Barr
marketing executive: BBC Films
Zoe Brown
head of legal and business affairs: BBC Films
Neil Calder
completion guarantor
Ravi Ajit Chopra
director: BBC Films, promotional feature
Matt Curtis
titles designer
Robin Davies
assistant: Kevin Loader
Maxine Davis
financial controller
Ben Dawes
production assistant
Niamh Dilworth
director's assistant
Erin Duffy
production coordinator
Beatrice Galloway
trainee floor runner
Helen Giles
legal and business affairs manager: BBC Films
Beth Grant
floor runner
Dawn Greenlagh
unit medic
Boyd Harvey
insurance: Media Insurance Brokers
Neil Hodge
chef
Ruth Hodgson
completion guarantor
Jenny Hutt
director's assistant
Steve Joberns
auditor
Alexander Lea
production legal services
Ryan Locke
head of security
Charles McDonald
publicist
Tanya Mellotte
assistant accountant
Pullen Paul
unit medic
Malcolm Pearce
health & safety officer
Daniel Rogers
health and safety advisor
Ros Rosenberg
double: Maggie Smith
Ruth Sanders
legal and production assistant: BBC Films
Guy Sheppard
production legal services
Holly Sutherland
assistant production coordinator
George Taylor
double: Alan Bennett
Michael Wood
senior business manager: BBC Films
Joanna Allsop
trainee accountant (uncredited)
Sashi Arnold
floor runner: Crowd (uncredited)
Garry Marriott
medic (uncredited)
Rod Marsh
set security (uncredited)
Claire McGrane
operations manager: Company 3 (uncredited)
Lumumba Mosquera
executive in charge of business affairs: tri-star (uncredited) / svp business & legal affairs (uncredited)
Richard Ryder
dialect coach (uncredited)

Thanks

Johan Coombes
special thanks
Jonah Coombes
thanks
Anthony Jones
special thanks
Rupert Thomas
special thanks
Dinah Wood
special thanks
Colleen Woodcock
special thanks
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