"A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond platonic friendship."
Judi Dench
as Barbara Covett
Cate Blanchett
as Sheba Hart
Bill Nighy
as Richard Hart
Andrew Simpson
as Steven Connolly
Phil Davis
as Brian Bangs
Michael Maloney
as Sandy Pabblem
Juno Temple
as Polly Hart
Max Lewis
as Ben Hart
Joanna Scanlan
as Sue Hodge
Julia McKenzie
as Marjorie
Shaun Parkes
as Bill Rumer
Tom Georgeson
as Ted Mawson
Emma Kennedy
as Linda
Syreeta Kumar
as Gita
Wendy Nottingham
as Elaine Clifford
Tameka Empson
as Antonia Robinson
Leon Skinner
as Davis
Debra Gillett
as Lorraine
Barry McCarthy
as Dave
Adrian Scarborough
as Martin
Jill Baker
as Sheba's Mother
Diana Berriman
as Marcia
Alice Bird
as Saskia
Benedict Taylor
as Eddie
Miranda Pleasence
as Eddie's Wife
Jonathan Speer
as Vet
Stephen Kennedy
as Mr. Connolly
Derbhle Crotty
as Mrs. Connolly
Catherine Drew
as Newsreader
Anne-Marie Duff
as Annabel
Kevin Hudson
as Teacher (uncredited)
Gabrielle Brooks
as Choir Member (uncredited)
Richard Eyre
Director
Scott Rudin
Producer
Shaheen Baig
Casting
Caroline Smith
Set Decoration
John Bloom
Editor
Tim Hatley
Costume Design
Redmond Morris
Executive Producer
Philip Glass
Original Music Composer
Chris Menges
Director of Photography
Antonia Van Drimmelen
Production Design
Robert Fox
Maggie Lunn
Zoë Heller
Novel
Patrick Marber
Screenplay
Nadia Stacey
Makeup & Hair Assistant
Jane Harwood
Assistant Art Director
Sarah Richardson
Producer's Assistant
David Martin
Carpenter
Stuart Stanley
Sound Editor
Grant Armstrong
Standby Art Director
Therese Hvattum
Camera Trainee
Simon Fogg
Grip
Russell Lodge
Location Scout
Nwachukwu Aghanya
Accounting Trainee
Stephen McDonald
Standby Property Master
Matt Parsons
Painter
Lucy Eyre
Assistant Set Decoration
Gary Hymns
Keziah Barton-White
Script Supervisor
Kate Morath
Boom Operator
Polly Fletcher
Assistant Accountant
Dan Hillsdon
Helen Johnson
Hairstylist
Vandra Howard
Costume Assistant
Neil Murrum
Dressing Prop
Jimmy Harris
Electrician
Paul Bond
"B" Camera Operator
Eamonn Fitzgerald
Paul Bowring
John Davies
Cian O'Clery
Art Department Assistant
Jay Weeks
Emily Plant
Philip Ball
Stand In
Robin Thistlethwaite
Construction Manager
Mark Raggett
Supervising Art Director
Stephen Conway
Charlie Waller
Second Second Assistant Director
Barney Miller
Production Runner
Jemma Kearney
Actor's Assistant
Gary Birmingham
Transportation Coordinator
Eric Strausser
Sound Assistant
Catherine Byrne
Ben Wilson
Focus Puller
Lee Robertson
Assistant Location Manager
James P. Queen
Danny Roman
Vanraaj Padhaal
Production Secretary
Lisa Westcott
Hair Department Head
Mark Thomas
Joan Washington
Vocal Coach
Josh Jones
Standby Carpenter
Neil Dickson
Other
Jason Bennett
Amanda Stevens
Location Manager
Eamonn Hughes
Rachel Neale
Unit Production Manager
Chris Stoaling
Second Assistant Director
Dan Erstad
Shruti Shah
Production Accountant
Emma Heath
Lee Walters
Gaffer
Paul Sharp
Best Boy Electric
Greg Press
Standby Rigger
Sam Barnes
Clapper Loader
Urszula Pontikos
Tarn Harper
Post Production Accountant
Peter Harris
Dennis Watson
Tony Kernan
Michael Diliberti
Nathan Kelly
Holly Pullinger
Assistant Production Coordinator
Jayne Buxton
Makeup Artist
Peter Watson
Gavin Walters
Rigging Gaffer
Collette Appleby
Simon Hutchings
Standby Painter
Jonathan Wells
Polly Duval
Post Production Supervisor
Martin Harrison
First Assistant Director
Makeup Department Head
Kirsty Wilkinson
Lead Costumer
Ben Wilkinson
Emily Graham
Floor Runner
Martin Corbett
Assistant Editor
Iggy Ellis
Mira Shin
Marie Sayej
David Otzen
Heidi Gower
Third Assistant Director
Alex Hobbs
Video Report
Richard Hill
Maxie McDonald
Property Master
Hattie Dalton
Amanda Waddington
Diana Dill
Ashley Bond
First Assistant "B" Camera
Thomas Elgood
Rebecca Lafford
Steve Blythe
Penny Ryder
Sara Dony
Unit Medic
Pete Hodge
Jason Ribikoff
Supervising Sound Editor
Lee Dichter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Harriet Orman
Set Decoration Buyer
Kem White
Graphic Designer
Mark Milsome
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Jim Greenhorn
Production Sound Mixer
Francesca Castellano
Production Coordinator
Helen Walker
Allison Wyldeck
Costume Supervisor
Jane Leonard
Ian Bee
Supervising Carpenter
Martin Czembor
James Mather
Sound Supervisor
Tim Owens
Dialogue Editor
Nigel Stone
ADR Editor
Lionel Johnson
Assistant Sound Editor
Joseph S. DeBeasi
Supervising Music Editor
Chris Dibble
Score Engineer
Peter Pedrero
Stunts
Joseph Stracey
Sound Effects Editor
Andy Thompson
ADR Recording Engineer
Edward Colyer
Foley Recording Engineer
Derek Trigg
Foley Editor
Doug Cooper
Sound Re-Recording Assistant
Derek Somaru
Assistant Music Supervisor
Michael Riesman
Conductor
Howard Halsall
ADR Voice Casting
Graham Sutton
Music Editor
Jake Jackson
Peter Burgis
Foley Artist
Missy Cohen
Nigel Heath
Andie Derrick
Mike Prestwood Smith
Trevor Gureckis
Rob Hunt
Mark Haddenham
Special Effects
Sam Jones
Isobel Griffiths
Orchestrator
Nico Muhly
Stuart Brisdon
Special Effects Coordinator
Tina Maskell
John Bradbury
Dan Bora
Scoring Mixer
Vic Fraser
Nrinder Dhudwar
Stunt Coordinator
Linda Gamble
Unit Publicist
Ichiho Nishiki
Diana Smith
Dave Wren
Sound Mix Technician
John Street
Christian Rutledge
Music Coordinator
Olivia Coote
Still Photographer
Les Benson
Props