Vera Drake
Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.
Crime, Drama
Ingenious Film Partners, Les Films Alain Sarde, UK Film Council, Inside Track 1, Thin Man Films, National Lottery through UK Film Council, Inside Track Productions, Film Council Premiere Fund, Untitled 03
Imelda Staunton as Vera Drake, Sally Hawkins as Susan, Richard Graham as George, Eddie Marsan as Reg, Anna Keaveney as Nellie, Lesley Manville as Mrs. Wells, Daniel Mays as Sid, Simon Chandler as Mr. Wells, Chris O'Dowd as Sid's Customer, Adrian Scarborough as Frank, Ruth Sheen as Lily, Gerard Monaco as Kenny, Leo Bill as Kenny, Lesley Sharp as Jessie Barnes, Peter Wight as Det. Inspector Webster, Martin Savage as Det. Sergeant Vickers, Jim Broadbent as Judge, Alex Kelly as Ethel, Sandra Voe as Vera's Mother, Anthony O'Donnell as Mr. Walsh, Marion Bailey as Mrs. Fowler, Sam Troughton as David, Sinead Matthews as Very Young Woman, Tilly Vosburgh as Mother of Seven, Alan Williams as Sick Husband, Elizabeth Berrington as Cynical Lady, Allan Corduner as Psychiatrist, Fenella Woolgar as Susan's Confidante, Emma Amos as Cynical Lady, Rosie Cavaliero as Married Woman, Liz White as Pamela Barnes, Nicky Henson as Private Doctor, Wendy Nottingham as Ivy, Eileen Davies as Prison Officer, Paul Jesson as Magistrate, Vincent Franklin as Mr. Lewis, Tom Ellis as Police Constable, Helen Coker as WPC Best, Jake Wood as Ruffian, Heather Craney as Joyce, Phil Davis as Stan, Sid Mitchell as Very Young Man, Leo Bill as Ronny, Heather Cameron-McLintock as Child, Billie Cook as Child, Billy Seymour as Child, Nina Fry as Dance Hall Girl, Joanna Griffiths as Peggy, Angie Wallis as Nurse Willoughby, Vinette Robinson as Jamaican Girl, Robert Putt as Station Sergeant, Craig Conway as Station Constable, Paul Raffield as Magistrate's Clerk, Jeffry Wickham as Prosecution Barrister, Nicholas Jones as Defence Barrister, Angela Curran as Prisoner, Jane Wood as Prisoner, James Payton as Court Reporter (uncredited), John Warman as Policeman in Court (uncredited), Tracy O'Flaherty as Nurse, Judith Scott as Sister Beecher