Renée Zellweger

Beatrix Potter

Ewan McGregor

Norman Warne

Emily Watson

Millie Warne

Barbara Flynn

Helen Potter

Bill Paterson

Rupert Potter

Matyelok Gibbs

Miss Wiggin

Lloyd Owen

William Heelis

Anton Lesser

Harold Warne

David Bamber

Fruing Warne

Phyllida Law

Mrs. Warne

Patricia Kerrigan

Fiona

Lucy Boynton

Young Beatrix

Oliver Jenkins

Young Bertram

Justin McDonald

Young Heelis

Judith Barker

Hilda

Jennifer Castle

Jane

Christopher Middleton

Saunders

Lynn Farleigh

Lady Sybil

John Woodvine

Sir Nigel

Jane How

Lady Armitage

Geoffrey Beevers

Mr. Copperthwaite

Bridget McConnell

Lady Stokely

Joseph Grieves

Lionel Stokely

Clare Clifford

Mrs. Haddon-Bell

Andy McSorley

Harry Haddon-Bell

Sarah Crowden

Lady Clifford

Richard Mulholland

Ashton Clifford

Marc Finn

Mr. Cannon

Nicholas Hutchison

Meeting Chairman

Mike Burnside

Man at Meeting

Dominic Kemp

Auctioneer

Barry McCormick

Bidder

Neil Burgess

Station Staff (uncredited)

Avril Clark

Woman in Bookshop (uncredited)

David Malcolm

Platform Passenger (uncredited)

Pam Rose

Lady (uncredited)

Andrew Sloey

Young Farmer (uncredited)