Iris

6.399

91 minutes

12/14/2001

Overview

True story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from their student days through her battle with Alzheimer's disease.

Cast List

Kate Winslet
as Young Iris Murdoch
Judi Dench
as Iris Murdoch
Jim Broadbent
as John Bayley
Hugh Bonneville
as Young John Bayley
Penelope Wilton
as Janet Stone
Samuel West
as Young Maurice
Timothy West
as Older Maurice
Kris Marshall
as Dr. Gudgeon
Juliet Aubrey
as Young Janet Stone
Derek Hutchinson
as Postman
Juliet Howland
as Emma Stone
Saira Todd
as Phillida Stone
Stephen Marcus
as Taxi Driver
Pauline McLynn
as Maureen
Eleanor Bron
as Principal
Angela Morant
as Hostess
Siobhan Hayes
as Check-Out Girl
Joan Bakewell
as BBC Presenter
Nancy Carroll
as BBC PA
Tom Mannion
as Neurologist
Charlotte Arkwright
as Young Phillida Stone
Harriet Arkwright
as Young Emma Stone
Matilda Allsopp
as Little Stone
Steve Edis
as Pianist
Emma Handy
as Policewoman
Gabrielle Reidy
as Tricia
Tony Blair
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
David Blunkett
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)