Max Wall (Ernie), as well as being an accomplished Television and Film Actor, was also well known as a Comedian and Music Hall Performer, whose career spanned from the 1920's until his death in 1990.
Maurice Denham (Billings) previously appeared with George Cole in My Brother's Keeper (1948) and The Spider and the Fly (1949)
Frederick Treves (Bank Manager) previously appeared with Dennis Waterman in Visiting Fireman (1976) and Sweeney 2 (1978)
Maurice Denham (Billings) later appeared in Minder on the Orient Express (1985) as Meredith Gascoyne. Rula Lenska (Kate) later appeared in From Fulham with Love (1985) as Natasha and in The Last Video Show (1989) as Sandra Last.