Grace leaves her old folks' home to return to her birthplace in Lambeth, a place which has changed on the surface but at its heart is still the same.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Queenie WattsGrace Dwyer | Grace Dwyer |
 Larrington WalkerJeff | Jeff |
 Floella BenjaminMarie-Louise | Marie-Louise |
 Tony CaunterThomas Dwyer | Thomas Dwyer |
 Nora ConnollyChris | Chris |
 June WatsonMatron | Matron |
 Leslie SaronyMr Armitage | Mr Armitage |
 Rose HillAlice | Alice |
| EElizabeth BradleyNelly | Nelly |
| MMarcia JenningsKaren | Karen |
| DDawn JenningsKim | Kim |
 Robert PuttRoland | Roland |
| RRachel BellPat | Pat |
| DDuncan FaberTony | Tony |
| JJeanne DoreeWoman in Pub | Woman in Pub |
 Shango BakuRay | Ray |
 Robbie ColtraneJimmy | Jimmy |
 Herbert NorvilleErrol | Errol |
 Trevor LairdLester | Lester |
 Alan FordSgt. | Sgt. |
| JJeffrey ChiswickP.C. | P.C. |
 Linda BeckettW.P.C | W.P.C |