James Nesbitt

as Ivan Cooper

Allan Gildea

as Kevin McCorry

Gerard Crossan

as Eamonn McCann

Mary Moulds

as Bernadette Devlin

Carmel McCallion

as Bridget Bond

Tim Pigott-Smith

as Major General Ford

Nicholas Farrell

as Brigadier Maclellan

Christopher Villiers

as Major Steele