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Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.
Language
Budget$11,000,000
Revenue $13,300,000
English
Budget$11,000,000
Revenue $13,300,000
Keywords
police
england
pregnancy
mother role
women's prison
neighbor
female protagonist
miscarriage
tailor
fingerprint
unwanted pregnancy
1950s
Casts

Imelda Staunton
Vera Drake

Phil Davis
Stan

Sally Hawkins
Susan Wells

Daniel Mays
Sid

Eddie Marsan
Reg

Alex Kelly
Ethel

Ruth Sheen
Lily

Adrian Scarborough
Frank

Heather Craney
Joyce

Lesley Manville
Mrs. Wells

Simon Chandler
Mr. Wells

Wendy Nottingham
Ivy

Richard Graham
George
Anna Keaveney
Nellie

Peter Wight
Det. Inspector Webster

Martin Savage
Det. Sergeant Vickers

Helen Coker
WPC Best

Jim Broadbent
Judge

Gerard Monaco
Kenny

Leo Bill
Ronny

Lesley Sharp
Jessie Barnes

Liz White
Pamela Barnes

Sandra Voe
Vera's Mother

Chris O'Dowd
Sid's Customer

Anthony O'Donnell
Mr. Walsh

Marion Bailey
Mrs. Fowler

Sam Troughton
David

Sinead Matthews
Very Young Woman

Tilly Vosburgh
Mother of Seven

Alan Williams
Sick Husband

Allan Corduner
Psychiatrist

Fenella Woolgar
Susan's Confidante

Elizabeth Berrington
Cynical Lady

Emma Amos
Cynical Lady

Rosie Cavaliero
Married Woman

Nicky Henson
Private Doctor

Eileen Davies
Prison Officer

Paul Jesson
Magistrate

Vincent Franklin
Mr. Lewis

Tom Ellis
Police Constable

Jake Wood
Ruffian
Sid Mitchell
Very Young Man

Vinette Robinson
Jamaican Girl
Heather Cameron-McLintock
Child
Billie Cook
Child

Billy Seymour
Child
Nina Fry
Dance Hall Girl

Joanna Griffiths
Peggy
Angie Wallis
Nurse Willoughby
Judith Scott
Sister Beecher

Robert Putt
Station Sergeant

Craig Conway
Station Constable

Paul Raffield
Magistrate's Clerk

Jeffry Wickham
Prosecution Barrister

Nicholas Jones
Defence Barrister

Angela Curran
Prisoner
Jane Wood
Prisoner
Tracy O'Flaherty
Nurse

James Payton
Court Reporter (uncredited)

John Warman
Policeman in Court (uncredited)
Crews

Jim Clark
Editor

Jacqueline Durran
Costume Design

Mike Leigh
Director

Alain Sarde
Producer

Mike Leigh
Writer

Dick Pope
Director of Photography
Andrew Dickson
Original Music Composer

Simon Channing Williams
Producer
Tanya Clark
Assistant Art Director
Ed Walsh
Art Direction
Jo Littlejohn
Art Department Coordinator

Nina Gold
Casting
Heather Storr
Script Supervisor
Charlotte Finlay
Costume Supervisor
Andrew Grant
Art Direction

Eve Stewart
Production Design
John Bush
Set Decoration
Christine Gozlan
Executive Producer
Richard Mills
Property Master
Simon Mein
Still Photographer
Matthew Moffat
Gaffer
Francesca Jaynes
Choreographer
Henry Woolley
Location Manager
Chris Allies
Title Graphics
Chris Burdon
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rosalie Clayton
Casting Associate
Lesa Warrener
Makeup Artist
Robert Jones
Executive Producer
Gail Egan
Executive Producer
Josh Robertson
Assistant Director
Georgina Lowe
Co-Producer
Christine Blundell
Hair Designer
Peter Burgess
Foley
Duncan Reid
Executive Producer

Ali James
Location Scout
Lee Eldred
Electrician

Dick Pope
Camera Operator
Chris Allies
Title Designer
Backdrops & Posters


