Robert Carlyle (Gaz), Tom Wilkinson (Gerald), Mark Addy (Dave), Hugo Speer (Guy), Steve Huison (Lomper), Paul Barber (Horse), Emily Woof (Mandy), Steve Garti (Polizist), Lesley Sharp (Jean), Diane Lane (Louise), William Snape (Nathan), Deirdre Costello (Linda), Paul Butterworth (Barry), Dave Hill (Alan), Bruce Jones (Reg), Andrew Livingston (Terry), Vinny Dhillon (Sharon), Kate Layden (Bee), Joanna Swain (Sheryl), Kate Rutter (Mitarbeiterin im Arbeitsamt), June Broughton (Lompers Mutter), Glenn Cunningham (Polizist), Chris Brailsford (Diensthabender Sergeant), Malcolm Pitt (Manager des Job Clubs), Daryl Fishwick (Sozialarbeiter), Muriel Hunt (Horses Mutter), Fiona Watts (Beryl)