| RRichard AlbrechtSelf - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| AAlfred WainwrightSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| NNik Wood-JonesAlfred Wainwright (as Nik Wood Jones) | Alfred Wainwright (as Nik Wood Jones) |
| JJenny HullBetty Wainwright | Betty Wainwright |
 Jack ShallooYoung Wainwright | Young Wainwright |
| SSarah MarslandLittle Girl | Little Girl |
| JJohn MorganBook Publisher | Book Publisher |
| LLinda McCormackRuth (voice) | Ruth (voice) |
 Sue LawleySelf - Presenter, 'Desert Island Discs', 1988-2006 | Self - Presenter, 'Desert Island Discs', 1988-2006 |
| HHunter DaviesSelf - Wainwright's Biographer | Self - Wainwright's Biographer |
| EEric RobsonSelf - Broadcaster and Writer | Self - Broadcaster and Writer |
| BBetty WainwrightSelf - Wainwright's Widow | Self - Wainwright's Widow |
| JJane KingSelf - Wainwright's Stepdaughter | Self - Wainwright's Stepdaughter |
| MMary BurkettSelf - Wainwright's Friend (as Mary Burkett OBE) | Self - Wainwright's Friend (as Mary Burkett OBE) |
| MMolly LefebureSelf - Novellist and Wainwright's Friend | Self - Novellist and Wainwright's Friend |
| JJohn EstensenSelf - Former Manager, Animal Rescue, Cumbria | Self - Former Manager, Animal Rescue, Cumbria |