"A politician's wife and the mortician who has secretly loved her for years plan to fake her death so they can run away together."
Brenda Blethyn
as Betty Rhys-Jones
Alfred Molina
as Boris Plots
Christopher Walken
as Frank Featherbed
Naomi Watts
as Meredith Mainwaring
Robert Pugh
as Hugh Rhys-Jones
Hannah Higgins
as Young Betty
Joshua Jenkins
as Young Boris
Shaun Phillips
as Young Hugh
Menna Trussler
as Dilys Rhys-Jones
Jerry Springer
as Jerry Springer
Lee Evans
as Delbert Butterfield
Lennie Huhtala
as Albert Pontefreece
Padrig Owen Jones
as Willie
Miriam Margolyes
as Thelma & Selma
Stan Stennett
as Albert Edwards
Enid Nelmes
as Elsie Edwards
Noel Williams
as Star Trek Funeral Minister
Robert Page
as Bob Murdock
Peggy Mason
as Mourner #1
Stevie Parry
as Mourner #2
Dawn Pritchard
as Vegas Showgirl #1
Louise Hopkins
as Vegas Showgirl #2
Ena Cohen
as Candace Pontefreece
Maggs Harries
as Piano Player
Howell Evans
as Dr. Owen
Pat Kane
as Kindly Old Lady
Malcolm Cousins
as Reverend Price
Dafydd Hywel
as Gravedigger
Beverly Hotsprings
as Andrea Cass (uncredited)
Dafydd Wyn Roberts
as Pharmacist (uncredited)
Fred Ponzlov
Screenplay
Michael Cowan
Producer
Suzanne Lyons
David Rogers
Executive Producer
Alex Marshall
James Welland
Director of Photography
Terry Chase Chenowith
Rupert Gregson-Williams
Original Music Composer
Nick Hurran
Director
Jason Piette
Marie Vine
John Richards
Editor
Kate Robbins
Roy Bellett
Best Boy Electric
Keith Maxwell
Production Design
Ffion Elinor
Costume Design
Lesley Dearn
Art Direction
Alex Evans
Penny Harvey
Pamela Haddock
Makeup Artist
Paula Price
Gill Rees
Andrea King
Foley Artist
Jack Stew
Mark DeSimone
ADR Mixer
Tim Cavagin
Sound
Paul Jones
Construction Manager
Fraser Fennell-Ball
Assistant Director
Floor Runner