It was the first time actors Rita Tushingham and Tom Courtenay had appeared on screen together since Doctor Zhivago thirty years earlier. The film was also the debut of the Irish actor James Hickey.
Rita Tushingham and Tom Courtenay, who last shared a screen in Doctor Zhivago three decades prior, made their reunion appearance in this film. Additionally, James Hickey, an Irish actor, was making his acting debut in the movie.