Vera Drake
"Wife. Mother. Criminal."
Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.
Cast
Imelda Staunton
Vera Drake
Phil Davis
Stan
Sally Hawkins
Susan Wells
Daniel Mays
Sid
Eddie Marsan
Reg
Alex Kelly
Ethel
Ruth Sheen
Lily
Adrian Scarborough
Frank
Heather Craney
Joyce
Lesley Manville
Mrs. Wells
Simon Chandler
Mr. Wells
Wendy Nottingham
Ivy
Richard Graham
George
Anna Keaveney
Nellie
Peter Wight
Det. Inspector Webster
Martin Savage
Det. Sergeant Vickers
Helen Coker
WPC Best
Jim Broadbent
Judge
Gerard Monaco
Kenny
Leo Bill
Ronny
Lesley Sharp
Jessie Barnes
Liz White
Pamela Barnes
Sandra Voe
Vera's Mother
Chris O'Dowd
Sid's Customer
Anthony O'Donnell
Mr. Walsh
Marion Bailey
Mrs. Fowler
Sam Troughton
David
Sinead Matthews
Very Young Woman
Tilly Vosburgh
Mother of Seven
Alan Williams
Sick Husband
Allan Corduner
Psychiatrist
Fenella Woolgar
Susan's Confidante
Elizabeth Berrington
Cynical Lady
Emma Amos
Cynical Lady
Rosie Cavaliero
Married Woman
Nicky Henson
Private Doctor
Eileen Davies
Prison Officer
Paul Jesson
Magistrate
Vincent Franklin
Mr. Lewis
Tom Ellis
Police Constable
Jake Wood
Ruffian
Sid Mitchell
Very Young Man
Vinette Robinson
Jamaican Girl
Heather Cameron-McLintock
Child
Billie Cook
Child
Billy Seymour
Child
Nina Fry
Dance Hall Girl
Joanna Griffiths
Peggy
Angie Wallis
Nurse Willoughby
Judith Scott
Sister Beecher
Robert Putt
Station Sergeant
Craig Conway
Station Constable
Paul Raffield
Magistrate's Clerk
Jeffry Wickham
Prosecution Barrister
Nicholas Jones
Defence Barrister
Angela Curran
Prisoner
Jane Wood
Prisoner
Tracy O'Flaherty
Nurse
James Payton
Court Reporter (uncredited)
John Warman
Policeman in Court (uncredited)
Crew
Simon Channing Williams
Producer
Alain Sarde
Producer
Andrew Dickson
Original Music Composer
Dick Pope
Director of Photography
Jim Clark
Editor
Mike Leigh
Director
Mike Leigh
Writer
Jacqueline Durran
Costume Design
Nina Gold
Casting
Eve Stewart
Production Design
Andrew Grant
Art Direction
Ed Walsh
Art Direction
Jo Littlejohn
Art Department Coordinator
Tanya Clark
Assistant Art Director
Charlotte Finlay
Costume Supervisor
Heather Storr
Script Supervisor
John Bush
Set Decoration
Gail Egan
Executive Producer
Christine Gozlan
Executive Producer
Robert Jones
Executive Producer
Georgina Lowe
Co-Producer
Duncan Reid
Executive Producer
Christine Blundell
Hair Designer
Lesa Warrener
Makeup Artist
Josh Robertson
Assistant Director
Rosalie Clayton
Casting Associate
Ali James
Location Scout
Henry Woolley
Location Manager
Chris Allies
Title Graphics
Francesca Jaynes
Choreographer
Lee Eldred
Electrician
Simon Mein
Still Photographer
Matthew Moffat
Gaffer
Dick Pope
Camera Operator
Chris Burdon
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Peter Burgess
Foley
Richard Mills
Property Master
Chris Allies
Title Designer