It stars Henry Man as Lee, with an all star cast almost all of whom are in cameo roles, including Alan Bennett himself, Peter Butterworth, Pete Postlethwaite, Thora Hird, Stan Richards, Janine Duvitski, Anna Massey, Stephanie Cole, Richard Griffiths, Paul Shane, and Sherrie Hewson as Iris.
In this book Vimes bears a passing resemblance to actor Pete Postlethwaite.
A simplified version of the events regarding the Amistad case was made into a movie called Amistad in 1997 in which Pete Postlethwaite portrayed William S. Holabird.
Pete Seeger | Pete Rose | Pete Townshend | Pete Wilson | Pete Best | Pete Sampras | Pete Doherty | Pete Brown | Pete Tong | Pete Waterman | Pete Rugolo | Pete Yorn | Pete Weber | Pete Thomas | Pete Sears | Pete Murray | Pete Ross | Pete Rock | Pete Conrad | Pete's Dragon | Pete Rozelle | Pete | The Adventures of Pete & Pete | Pete Droge | Pete Campbell | Pete and Gladys | Pete Postlethwaite | Pete Johnson | Pete Fenlon | Pete Domenici |
Among the most notable of the many distinguished actors on the School's list of alumni are the Academy Award winners Daniel Day-Lewis and Jeremy Irons and multiple Academy Award nominees Miranda Richardson and Pete Postlethwaite.