Freddie Jones

John Clare

Gerald Lawson

Parker, Clare's Father

Elizabeth Croft

Anne, Clare's Mother

Martin Howells

Young Clare

Sharon Gurney

Mary Joyce

Jenny Heslewood

Patty Clare

Jonathan Dennis

Marquis of Exeter

Brian Tully

Taylor, Clare's Publisher

Patrick Stewart

Cyrus Redding

Patrick Godfrey

WF Knight

Stanley Lebor

Shylock

Mary Griffiths

Schoolteacher

Betty Turner

Granny Bains

Alan Stuart

Mr Drury

Philip Garston-Jones

Mr Newcombe

David Jones