Emma Thompson

as Margaret Schlegel

Helena Bonham Carter

as Helen Schlegel

Anthony Hopkins

as Henry J. Wilcox

Samuel West

as Leonard Bast

Vanessa Redgrave

as Ruth Wilcox

Adrian Ross Magenty

as Tibby Schlegel

Prunella Scales

as Aunt Juley

James Wilby

as Charles Wilcox

Joseph Bennett

as Paul Wilcox

Jo Kendall

as Annie

Jemma Redgrave

as Evie Wilcox

Crispin Bonham-Carter

as Albert Fussell

Ian Latimer

as Station Master

Siegbert Prawer

as Man Asking a Question

Susie Lindeman

as Dolly Wilcox

Nicola Duffett

as Jackie

Mark Tandy

as Luncheon Guests

Andrew St. Clair

as Luncheon Guests

Anne Lambton

as Luncheon Guests

Emma Godfrey

as Luncheon Guests

Duncan Brown

as Luncheon Guests

Iain Kelly

as Luncheon Guests

Atalanta White

as Maid at Howards End

Gerald Paris

as Porphyrion Supervisor

Allie Byrne

as Blue-stockings

Sally Geoghegan

as Blue-stockings

Paula Stockbridge

as Blue-stockings

Bridget Duvall

as Blue-stockings

Lucy Freeman

as Blue-stockings

Harriet Stewart

as Blue-stockings

Tina Leslie

as Blue-stockings

Mark Payton

as Percy Cahill

Delaney Davidson

as Simpson's Carver

Mary McWilliams

as Wilcox Baby

Barbara Hicks

as Miss Avery

Rodney Rymell

as Chauffeur

Luke Parry

as Tom, the Farmer's Boy

Antony Gilding

as Bank Supervisor

Peter Cellier

as Colonel Fussell

Patricia Lawrence

as Wedding Guests

Margery Mason

as Wedding Guests

Jim Bowden

as Martlett

Alan James

as Porphyrion Chief Clerk

Jocelyn Cobb

as Telegraph Operator

Peter Darling

as Doctor

Terence Sach

as Delivery Man

Brian Lipson

as Police Inspector

Mary Nash

as Pianist

Barr Heckstall-Smith

as Helen's Child

Simon Callow

as Music and Meaning Lecturer (uncredited)