Joanna - a university student - leaves her course to become a nun.
Brenda Blethyn
as Sister Ignatious
Emily Beecham
as Joanna
Susannah York
as The Prioress
Rita Tushingham
as Sister Gertrude
Amanda Donohoe
as Trish
Chloe Sirene
as Vivie
David Bark-Jones
as Vince
Nick Bartlett
as Eddie
Scarlett Bruns
as Nun
Susannah Harker
as Sister Ambrose
Annette Kneath
as Clive's Mum
Pauline McLynn
as Sister Hilda