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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.

Wife. Mother. Criminal.

Genres: Crime, Drama

Starring: Imelda Staunton, Sally Hawkins, Richard Graham

Released: October 22, 2004

Runtime: 125.0

Popularity Rating: 4.681

Film Council Premiere Fund, Ingenious Film Partners, Inside Track 1, Inside Track Productions, Les Films Alain Sarde, National Lottery through UK Film Council, Thin Man Films, UK Film Council, Untitled 03

France, United Kingdom

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

Art — Art Department Coordinator: Jo Littlejohn
Art — Art Direction: Andrew Grant
Art — Art Direction: Ed Walsh
Art — Assistant Art Director: Tanya Clark
Art — Location Scout: Ali James
Art — Production Design: Eve Stewart
Art — Set Decoration: John Bush
Camera — Camera Operator: Dick Pope
Camera — Director of Photography: Dick Pope
Camera — Still Photographer: Simon Mein
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Jacqueline Durran
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Supervisor: Charlotte Finlay
Costume & Make-Up — Hair Designer: Christine Blundell
Costume & Make-Up — Makeup Artist: Lesa Warrener
Crew — Choreographer: Francesca Jaynes
Crew — Property Master: Richard Mills
Crew — Title Graphics: Chris Allies
Directing — Assistant Director: Josh Robertson
Directing — Director: Mike Leigh
Directing — Script Supervisor: Heather Storr
Editing — Editor: Jim Clark
Lighting — Electrician: Lee Eldred
Lighting — Gaffer: Matthew Moffat
Production — Casting: Nina Gold
Production — Casting Associate: Rosalie Clayton
Production — Co-Producer: Georgina Lowe
Production — Executive Producer: Christine Gozlan
Production — Executive Producer: Duncan Reid
Production — Executive Producer: Gail Egan
Production — Executive Producer: Robert Jones
Production — Location Manager: Henry Woolley
Production — Producer: Alain Sarde
Production — Producer: Simon Channing Williams
Sound — Foley: Peter Burgess
Sound — Original Music Composer: Andrew Dickson
Sound — Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Chris Burdon
Writing — Writer: Mike Leigh