Roy Marsden - Adam Dalgliesh
Barry Foster - Dr. Maxim Howarth
Ray Brooks - Dr. Henry Kerrison
Andrew Ray - Clifford Bradley
Cyril Cusack - Mr. Lorrimer
John Vine - DS John Massingham
Malcolm Terris - DI Tom Doyle
Brenda Blethyn - Angela Foley
Fiona Walker - Stella Mawson, aka 'Star'
Chloe Franks - Brenda Pridmore
Ivor Roberts - Inspector Blakelock
Maryann Turner - Mrs. Bidwell
Wendy Gifford - Anne Kerrison
Stephen Thorne - Paul Middlemass
Valerie Testa - Claire Easterbrook
John Cater - Alfred Goddard
Janet Davies - Mrs. Winifred Swaffield
Noel Johnson - Major Hunt
Anthony Dawes - Mr. Mitching
Richard Foxton - Sergeant Reynolds
Michael Quinto - Duty Sergeant Barry
Carl Adams - Police Constable
John Last - Police Constable
Simon Wright - Police Constable
Cherie Laine - Girl Typist
Elizabeth Broom - Dog Lady
John Bryans - Chief Superintendent Mercer
Dorothy White - Dora Meakin
Sheridan Ball - Sue Bradley
Kate Lansbury - Mrs. Pridmore
Richard Foxton - Sergeant Reynolds