| Cast list | | Ian Holm | as | F.R. Leavis | | Leo McKern | as | Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch | | Sara Kestelman | as | Queenie Leavis | | Alan Cumming | as | Tulloch | | Rufus Sewell | as | Mike Costain | | John Lloyd Fillingham | as | Young F.R. Leavis | | Helga Brindle | as | Young Queenie Leavis | | Miranda Forbes | as | Miss Greve | | Alice Douglas | as | Girton Girl | | Sean O'Callaghan | as | Police Constable | | Charles Dale | as | Ambulance Driver |
| | Crew list: | | Jack Gold (Director) | | Nigel Williams (Writer) |
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