Victoria & Abdul

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Stephen Frears
(directed by)

Writing Credits

Lee Hall
(screenplay by)
Shrabani Basu
(based on the book by)

Cast

Judi Dench
Queen Victoria
Ali Fazal
Abdul Karim
Tim Pigott-Smith
Sir Henry Ponsonby
Eddie Izzard
Bertie, Prince of Wales
Adeel Akhtar
Mohammed
Michael Gambon
Lord Salisbury
Paul Higgins
Dr. Reid
Olivia Williams
Lady Churchill
Fenella Woolgar
Miss Phipps
Julian Wadham
Alick Yorke
Robin Soans
Arthur Bigge
Ruth McCabe
Mrs. Tuck
Simon Callow
Puccini
Sukh Ojla
Mrs. Karim
Kemaal Deen-Ellis
Ahmed
Simon Paisley Day
Mr. Tyler
Amani Zardoe
Princess Helena
Sophie Trott
Queen of Greece
Penny Ryder
Grand Duchess Sophie
Trevor Fox
Head Chef
Joe Caffrey
Sous Chef
John Stahl
Ghillie
Tim McMullan
Tailor
Jonathan Harden
Kaiser
John Rowe
Head Waiter
Benjamin Haigh
Little Page Boy
Sandy Grierson
Balmoral Waiter
Alaistair Pether
Dancing Ghillie
Sally Jokhan
Mrs. Karim's Mother
Charlie Stewart
Fiddle Player
Willie Cochrane
Piper
Jonathan Mayer
Indian Musician 1
Mitel Purohit
Indian Musician 2
Sam Kenyon
Puccini Pianist
Sam Stefan
Henchman
Glyn Angell
Jelly Chef
Lasco Atkins
Queen's Footman
Richard Banks
Beggar
Nigel Black
Private Secretary
Tim Bristow
Deputy Parliamentary Secretary
John Byrne
House Staff
Will Christopherson
Young Porter Boy
David Collicott
Dockside Worker
David Cromarty
Beggar
Grant Crookes
Footman
Andrei Csolsim
Footman
Craig Duncan
Scottish Ghillie
Cliff Dutton
Footman
Chris Eccles
Footman
Robin George
Banquet Guest
Marek Hollands
Footman
Sarah Lowe
Queen Victoria Dinner
Martyn Mayger
Yeoman of the Guard
Rita McDonald Damper
Ham House Guest
Robert McLanachan
Balmoral Guest
Christopher McMullen
Footman
Alastair Mitchell
Archbishop of Canterbury
Deano Mitchison
Queen Victoria's Waiter
Shaun Newnham
Royal Household Staff
Hugh O'Brien
Royal Footman
Anita Potter
Senior Maid
Paul Redfern
Chef
Lewis Reynolds
Grave Digger
James Thomas Scott
Undertaker
Lois Temel
Nurse
Jonathan J Tibbs
Self
Daniel Trevenna
Footman
Dean Weir
Footman
Stuart Whelan
Chef

Produced by

Tim Bevan
producer (produced by)
Liza Chasin
executive producer
Eric Fellner
producer (produced by)
Amelia Granger
executive producer
Lee Hall
executive producer
Beeban Kidron
producer (produced by)
Christine Langan
executive producer
Joe Oppenheimer
executive producer
Pravesh Sahni
line producer: India
Tracey Seaward
producer (produced by)
Lucas Webb
associate producer

Music by

Thomas Newman
(music by)

Cinematography by

Danny Cohen
director of photography

Editing by

Melanie Oliver
(as Melanie Ann Oliver)

Casting By

Leo Davis
Lissy Holm

Production Design by

Alan Macdonald

Art Direction by

Sarah Finlay
Choi Ho Man
supervising art director
Adam Squires

Set Decoration by

Michael Standish

Costume Design by

Consolata Boyle

Makeup Department

Johann Arora
assistant hair stylist: India
Beverley Binda
hair stylist / makeup artist
Jeanette Brown
crowd hairdresser
Anita Burger
crowd hairdresser (as Anita Berger)
Holly Caddy
hair trainee / makeup trainee
Andrea Cracknell
hair stylist / makeup artist
Sally Crawshaw
crowd hair junior / crowd makeup junior
Xavier Peter D'Souza
assistant hair stylist: India (as Xavier D'Souza) / assistant makeup artist: India (as Xavier D'Souza)
Sula Loizou
crowd hair stylist (as Sula Louizou) / crowd makeup artist (as Sula Louizou)
Joyce Luize
assistant hair stylist: India (as Joyce Margaret)
Marilyn MacDonald
crowd hair stylist / crowd makeup artist
Ray Marston
Wig Maker
Adam James Phillips
hair stylist / makeup artist
Daniel Phillips
hair designer / makeup designer
Chloë Pyne
crowd hair trainee (as Chloe Pyne) / crowd makeup trainee (as Chloe Pyne)
Tapio Salmi
hair stylist / makeup artist
Loulia Sheppard
co-hair designer (as Lou Sheppard)
Kamlesh U. Shinde
assistant makeup artist: India (as Kamlesh Shinde)
Emma Tomlinson
crowd hair junior
Maddie White
crowd hair trainee / crowd makeup trainee
Amie Wilson
hair stylist / makeup artist
Isobel Donald
makeup artist (uncredited)
Ann Fenton
makeup artist (uncredited)
Helen Masters
makeup trainee crowd dailies (uncredited)
Tony Stasi
barber (uncredited)
Sinead Sweeney
special effects contact lens optician (uncredited)
Chiara Ugolini
hair and make-up artist: daily (uncredited)
Louise Young
dailies makeup artist: crowd (uncredited)

Production Management

David Bell
unit manager
Tania Blunden
post-production supervisor
Samantha Knox-Johnston
unit production manager
Rajeev Mehra
production supervisor
Louis Phillips
executive in charge of production
Pranav Sahni
production manager
Rakesh Singh
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Udayan Baijal
first assistant director: India
Rory Broadfoot
base third assistant director
Sekani Doram
third assistant director: crowd
Gouri Dutt
second second assistant director
Olivia Lloyd
key second assistant director
Jayant Rao
third assistant director
Deborah Saban
first assistant director
Manhar Shaheed
second assistant director: India
Mohit Silswal
third assistant director
Krishan Pratap Singh
second assistant director
Amar Vaswani
assistant director
Andy Young
second second assistant director

Art Department

Christopher Arnold
props: dailies
Rosie Austin-Webster
trainee painter
David Bayliss
props: dailies
Mary Buri
buyer: action props
Alison Clements
draughtsman (as Ali Clements)
Laura Conway-Gordon
stand-by art director
Marcia Doyle
graphic designer assistant
Manali Gavankar
set dresser
Clare Holland
supervising scenic painter
Simon Hutchings
standby painter
India Jaques
art dept assistant
Gary Jobber
chargehand carpenter
Robin Jones
standby prop
Constantine Katsaras
draughtsman
Nigel Kirk
painter
Darren Lyttle
assistant property master
Tom Macken
carpenter
Jonathan Maris
storyboard artist
Dan Marsden
construction manager
Michael McNally
dressing props
Neil McNally
props storeman
Laura Mickiewicz
junior draughtsperson
Campbell Mitchell
chargehand standby props
Viviana Motta
Art department runner
Lara Murray
department head painter
Paul Peers
stagehand
Chris Rosser
graphic designer
Chris Seddon
drapes master
Mark Stevenson-Ellis
assistant set decorator
Paul Stewart
property master
Rebecca Thomas
production buyer
Joe Vassallo
painter
Oliver Wakeman
chargehand carpenter (as Oliver (Ii) (Wakeman))
David Weatherstone
props
Matthew Wood
dressing props (as Matt Wood)
Nat Bocking
standby props (uncredited)
Louise Cassidy
assistant home economist (uncredited)
Collette Creary-Myers
standby props: London (uncredited)
Cat Gold
standby props (uncredited)
Celia Learmonth
assistant production buyer (uncredited)
Terry Royce
dressing propman (uncredited)

Sound Department

Hugo Adams
foley editor
Dafydd Archard
re-recording mixer
George Atkins
adr mixer
Mike Dowson
re-recording mixer
Oliver Ferris
additional foley artist
Sue Harding
foley artist
Sophia Hardman
assistant foley mixer
Phil Lee
sound effects editor
Peter Lindsay
production sound mixer
Racchit Malhotra
adr engineer: India
Adam Mendez
foley mixer
Kate Morath
boom operator
Darryl Peat
sound trainee
Becki Ponting
supervising sound editor
Lee Sharp
boom operator: additional photography
Jason Stevens
sound negative
Michael Lee Taylor
sound assistant
Aravind Vijayakumar
source connect adr recordist : india
Max Walsh
sound mix technician
Ian Wilson
supervising sound editor
Mhairi Wyles-Lang
adr bookings coordinator
Jen Annor
sound assistant: additional photography (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Adrian Bennett
special effects technician
Peter Kersey
special effects floor supervisor
Nick Liggit
special effects technician
Alister Reynolds
special effects technician
Chris Reynolds
special effects supervisor
Massimo Vico
senior special effects technician

Visual Effects by

Andrea Aceto
compositor
Javier Argente
visual effects artist
Olivia Beresford
digital compositor
Sinéad Cronin
digital effects artist
Viviane Dall'Agnol
visual effects artist
Amy Denny-Guerin
visual effects artist
Lisa Theresa Downey-Dent
production assistant
Tiago Faria
digital compositor
Emanuele Farnesi
visual effects artist
Edd Gamlin
visual effects editor
Adam Gascoyne
visual effects supervisor
Jake Green
visual effects artist (as Jacob Green)
Alexander Ha
matchmove artist
Jason M. Halverson
compositing supervisor
Zafar Janjua
vfx line producer
Lindsey Lo Presti
digital compositor
Rodney J. McFall
visual effects artist
Evelyn Minango
visual effects editorial
Dillan Nicholls
lead compositor
Paul O'Hara
visual effects coordinator
Noel O'Malley
visual effects artist
Claire Pegorier
digital effects artist
Iain Read
compositor
James Roberts
visual effects photographer
Anna Samuel
visual effects artist
Jamie Schumacher
lead environment artist
Noga Alon Stein
visual effects producer
Dan Victoire
digital compositor
Ben Wilson
cg artist
Lewis Wright
senior compositor
Luca Zappala
cg supervisor
Attila Gasparetz
visual effects artist (uncredited)
Callum Mcnulty
roto/prep (uncredited)
Jose Alberto Pino
render manager (uncredited)
Cristina Serreli
roto/prep artist (uncredited)

Stunts

Julian Spencer
stunt coordinator
Sam Stefan
stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department

Ben Adefarasin
second assistant camera: "a" camera, India
Anthony Bagley
digital imaging technician
Andrew Banwell
first assistant camera: India
Danny Brennan
grip trainee
Ben Brown
focus puller: "b" camera
Francesca Catalano Kiddo
camera trainee (as Francesca Catalano)
Hiren B. Chaudhary
light board operator: India (as Hiren B. Patel)
Danny Cohen
camera operator: "b" camera
Adam Coles
first assistant camera: "a" camera
Matt Kanga Coulter
camera tracking driver/rider (as Matt Coulter)
Alex Finlayson
second assistant camera: "b" camera
Brendan Fitzgerald
standby rigger
Ross Grimshaw
rigging electrician: dailies
Oliver Hadlow-Martin
digital imaging technician: dailies
Garry Hedges
shooting electrician
Melanie Jansen
video assistant: dailies
Hannah Jell
camera trainee: dailies
Peter Keith
drone operator
Will Kendal
rigging gaffer
Gary Lambert
sparks rigger
Iain Mackay
camera operator: "a" camera / steadicam operator (as Iain MacKay)
Paul McGeachan
gaffer
Aaron Montgomery
electrical rigger
Alex Mott
key grip
Peter Mountain
still photographer
Dean Murray
second assistant camera: "a" camera
Jake Polonsky
director of photography: second unit
Alastair Rae
camera operator: "a" camera / steadicam operator
Terry Robb
electrician
Steve Roberts
best boy
Ramesh Sadrani
gaffer: India
Korsshan Schlauer
video trainee
Hashrat Shah
lighting technician
Oliver Smith
on-set data manager
James Starr
"C" dolly grip: main unit
Simon Tanner
electrician
Pacu Trautvetter
Video Operator
Michael Wacker
grip: "b" camera
Karambiah Appaya
grip (uncredited)
Simon Dunn
additional second assistant camera: second unit, dailies (uncredited)

Casting Department

Vanessa Baker
adr voice casting
Raj Bhansali
casting assistant
Amarjeet Kaur
casting assistant
Karan Mally
casting associate
Sanjeev Maurya
casting associate
Yash Mehta
casting assistant
Dadina Sagger
casting
Nandini Shrikent
casting: India

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Fiona Barty
jewellery modeller
Nina Bertolone
costume assistant
Viveene Campbell
crowd costume supervisor
Jenni Carvell
costume assistant / dresser: Ms Dench
Dee Churchfield
costume fitter
Sally Crees
costume assistant
Bethany Cross
junior wardrobe mistress
Bobbie Edwards
costume coordinator
Johanna Elf
crowd costume fitter
Johanna Garrad
assistant costume designer
Yannick Gondran
costume assistant: crowd
Rosie Grant
assistant costume designer
Mike Hodge
costume fitter
Stephanie Laing
costume trainee
Eabha Lambe
millinery trainee : daily
Sophie Lambe
head milliner
Jane Law
key costume maker
Maia Herzog Lee
costume trainee daily
Bharat Mandekar
costume assistant
Riyaz Ali Merchant
wardrobe supervisor
Lizzie Moul
costume standby
Selene Pearson
costume buyer
Francis Ponisi
cistume alterations
Bonnie Radcliffe
costume assistant
Lorraine Sibanda
costume buyer
Maria Smith
crowd costumer
Annie Sulzberger
costume researcher
Poonam Thanki
costume standby (as Poonam Shukla)
Cecile Van Dijk
freelance costume cutter
Wyn Vaughan-Humphreys
costume assistant
Marion Weise
costume supervisor

Editorial Department

Sara Buxton
assistant colourist
Maria Chamberlain
digital intermediate additional colourist
Ryan Colligan
assistant editor
Tom Corbett
digital film bureau
Georgina Cranmer
digital intermediate assistant
Karolina Dziwinska
digital intermediate producer
Rob Farris
digital intermediate head of production
Adam Glasman
digital colourist
Neil Harrison
senior digital intermediate administrator
Lawrence Hook
digital intermediate assistant
Edward Johns
digital film bureau
Patrick Malone
digital intermediate head of department
Jeanna Mortimer
first assistant editor
Alexander Phillips
digital film bureau
Finlay Reid
digital film bureau
Shaun Richards
digital intermediate producer
Daniel Tomlinson
digital on-line editor
Laurent Treherne
digital film technical supervisor
Russell White
digital on-line editor
Robert Scammell
post production content security manager (uncredited)

Location Management

Anurag Biwal
assistant location manager
Rona Bradley
location assistant
Florence Cleverdon
location production assistant
Daragh Coghlan
location manager
Jeremy DeCoursey
assistant location manager
Annabel Dyer
location marshal
Damian Edwards
unit assistant
Calum Green
assistant location manager
Nathan Harp
location marshal
Simon Lam
location marshal
Jack Leary
location assistant
Akram Malik
location manager
Stephen Parker
location scout (as Stephen G. Parker)
Ashton Radcliffe
location manager
Jamaica Radcliffe
location assistant
Adam Richards
supervising location manager
Melisa Rodop
locations
Kristian Turnbull
location marshall
Joel FitzPatrick
location marshal (uncredited)

Music Department

Anthony Adie
musician: Fanfare Trumpeter
John Anderson
instrumental soloist
Roger Argente
musician: trombone
Christian Barraclough
musician: trumpet
Fenella Barton
musician: violin
Bill Bernstein
music editor
Mark Berrow
violin
Richard Berry
musician: french horn
Natalia Bonner
musician: violin
Thomas Bowes
concertmaster
John Bradbury
musician: violin
Martin Burgess
musician: violin
Nick Carpenter
instrumental soloist
Corinne Chapelle
musician: violin
Paul Clarvis
instrumental soloist
Nick Cooper
musician: cello
Andrew Crowley
musician: trumpet
Philip D'Arcy
musician: viola
Caroline Dale
musician: cello
Ralph De Souza
musician: violin
George Doering
instrumental soloist
Philip Eastop
musician: french horn
Paul Edmund-Davies
instrumental soloist
Cathy Elliott
musician: double bass
Karen Elliott
music supervisor
Melissa Favell-Wright
musician: double bass
Gillian Findlay
musician: violin
Clare Finnimore
musician: viola
Dave Gordon
musician: double bass
Kathy Gowers
musician: violin
Chris Graves
musician: cello
Gillianne Haddow
musician: viola
Tom Hankey
musician: violin
Jackie Hartley
musician: violin
Martin Humby
musician: viola
Philippa Ibbotson
musician: violin
Garfield Jackson
musician: viola
Katherine Jenkinson
musician: cello
Matt Jones
score assistant engineer
Skaila Kanga
musician: harp
Patrick Kiernan
musician: violin
Paul Kimber
musician
Julia Knight
musician: viola
Joely Koos
musician: cello
Boguslav Kostecki
musician: violin
Peter Lale
musician: viola
Oli Langford
musician: violin
Julian Leaper
musician: violin
Tony Lewis
musician: cello
Roger Linley
musician: double bass
Martin Loveday
musician: cello
Beatrix Lovejoy
musician: violin
Lorne MacDougall
musician: bagpipes
Andy Marshall
musician: double bass
Robert Maslin
musician: Fanfare Trumpeter
Paul Mayes
musician: trumpet
Lorriane McAslan
musician: violin
Gerard McCann
music editor
Shinnosuke Miyazawa
music engineer
Perry Montague-Mason
musician: violin
Steve Morris
musician: violin
Everton Nelson
musician: violin
Mark Nightingale
musician: trombone
Martin Owen
musician: french horn
Andy Parker
musician: viola
Kathryn Parry
musician: violin (as Kathryn Perry)
Tom Pigott Smith
musician: violin
Debbie Preece
musician: violin
Richard Pryce
double bass
J.A.C. Redford
orchestrator
Simon Rhodes
scoring mixer
Frank Ricotti
musician: percussion
Tim Rodier
music preparation
Steve Rossell
musician: double bass
Thomas Rudd
musician: Fanfare Trumpeter
Anoushka Shankar
instrumental soloist
Emlyn Singleton
musician: violin
Owen Slade
musician: tuba
Sonia Slany
musician: violin
Gareth Small
musician: trumpet
Jonathan Strange
musician: violin
Jill Streater
music librarian: UK
Paul Sutton
musician: Fanfare Trumpeter
Julian Tear
musician: violin
Cathy Thompson
musician: violin
Christopher Tombling
musician: violin (as Chris Tombling)
David Vines
musician: trombone
Richard Watkins
instrumental soloist / musician: french horn
Debbie Widdup
musician: violin
Jonathan Williams
musician: cello
Andrew Wood
musician: trombone
Chris Worsey
musician: cello
Warren Zielinski
musician: violin
Rachel Bolt
musician: viola (uncredited)
Sue Dench
musician: viola (uncredited)
Helen Kamminga
musician: viola (uncredited)
Kieran Leonard
musician: bodhrán (uncredited)
Steve Mair
musician: double bass (uncredited)
Dorina Markoff
musician: violin (uncredited)
Vicky Matthews
musician: cello (uncredited)
Mary Scully
musician: double bass (uncredited)
Allen Walley
musician: double bass (uncredited)
Bruce White
musician: viola (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Sue Hills
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Glyn Alderson
unit driver
Allan Bradshaw
transportation co-captain
Richard Bunting
facilities department head
Grant Burns
driver: cast
Stuart Clayson
technical trucks
Paul Deluce
unit driver
Simon Dennis
driver: cast
Paul Howitt
unit driver
Simon Hudnott
transportation captain
Lee Isgar
driver: Judy Dench
Declan Lambert
technical trucks department head
Jeni Meredith
project manager: translux
Marius Badoiu
construction truck driver (uncredited)
Darren Burgess
4x4 driver (uncredited)
Paul Mahoney
facilities driver (uncredited)
Chris Nuttall
tech trucks project manager: Translux International (uncredited)

Additional Crew

John Alfred
finance executive
Pip Ayers
epk producer
Veronica Barnett
dailies payroll accountant
Jacqui Barr
marketing executive
Shrabani Basu
consultant
Ankita Batra
production coordinator
James Baudouy
e.p.k. videographer
Ganesh Singh Bist
production assistant
Faz Buffery
set pa
India Castle-Gibb
base production assistant
Jami Chan
production coordinator
Malcolm Cheatle
security
Matt Curtis
titles designer
Martin Davies-Redgrave
production assistant: additional photography
Christopher Declerk
horse master (as Chris De Clerk)
Nilesh Deolekar
technical administrator
Jim Dines
marine co-ordination
Linda Drew
personal assistant: Mr Frears
Victoria Endacott
assistant: Tim Bevan
Nick J. Evan-Cook
production assistant
James Excell
set production assistant: dailies
India Flint
assistant: Eric Fellner
Nicki Foster
unit publicist
Catherine Francis
1st assistant accountant
Rebecca Gibson
assets coordinator
Lois Gration
production secretary
Nancy Gryspeerdt
voice coach: Mr Gambon
Sofia Guiotto
travel coordinator
Jim Hajicosta
financial controller
Callum Harling
accounts assistant
William Ings
titles illustrator
Bethan John
Base PA
Kennie Jones
security
Luke Keeley
security
Sheerin Khosrowshahi-Miandoab
assistant production coordinator
Rachel King
unit nurse
Henry Briggs Kittredge
assistant: Liza Chasin (as Henry Kittredge)
Ryan Locke
head of security
Nichola Martin
development executive: BBC
Monica Mazel
publicity assistant
Angela Moneke
production assistant: Working Title Films
Julian Murray
production accountant
Daniel Naprous
horse master
Ricky Niven
marine coordinator: Scotland
Josh Nixon
assistant accountant
Siddharth Parwana
production staff
Jenna Pearson
crowd pa
Georgia Pownall
assistant: Eric Fellner
Saleem Ahmed Qazi
consultant: Urdu language
Asha Radwan
clearances
Daniel Rogers
health and safety adviser
Evelyn Rooney
production assistant: Isle of Wight
Zoe Ross
horse department coordinator
Penny Ryder
production assistant: Ms Dench
Callum Sampson
crowd pa: dailies
Tom Savage
epk producer
Sean Seymour
production assistant: dailies
Kshitij Sharma
consultant
Sanjay Sharma
production executive: Working Title
Kiran Shetty
production assistant: india
Eloise Singer
food stylist (as a different name)
Charles Joseph Smith
security
Behnam Taheri
assistant: Mr Frears & Ms Seaward
Katharine Tidy
home economist
Tiffany Tiesiera
production executive
Jessica Tolan
cashier
Gianpiero Vannucci
set pa
Hugo Vickers
historical advisor
Graham Walters
craft service
Nicola White
assistant: Ms Kidron
Sarah Jane Wright
head of production: Working Title
Phoebe Young
set production assistant: dailies
Glyn Alderson
satellite internet wifi engineer (uncredited)
Kriss TheDish Brown
on-set internet technician (uncredited)
Lawrence Mason
production coordinator: Working Title (uncredited)
Max Mason
set production assistant (uncredited)
Phil Pease
medic on-location (uncredited)

Thanks

Alan Macdonald
in memory of
Tim Pigott-Smith
in memory of
All Filters