Lost for Words Cast and Credits Cast Mother Thora Hird Deric Pete Postlethwaite Aileen Penny Downie Nurse One Jennifer Luckraft Young Man David Shimwell Gloria Anne Reid Fred Keith Clifford Widower Eddie Caswell Doctor Tom Higgins Mrs. Corey Diana Flacks Chemist Malcolm Hebden Mrs. Elliot Ruth Holden Do-Gooder Dinah Handley Sister Katherine Dow Blyton Therapist Gillian Waugh Man with Dogs Dennis Blanch Proprietor Kate Dove Margaret Noreen Kershaw Nurse Two Maxine Burth Nurse Three Katisha Kenyon Man from Gas Board Martin Pearson Credits back to top Lost for Words is a Yorkshire Television Production and is presented on PBS by WGBH Boston. It was written by Deric Longden and based on his book of the same title. It was directed by Alan J. W. Bell and produced by Sita Williams. The executive producers are Keith Richardson and Margaret Matheson. ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre has been presented on PBS by WGBH Boston for 30 years. Rebecca Eaton is series executive producer. Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Russell Baker is series host. The series is fully funded by ExxonMobil. ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre is closed captioned for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers by The Caption Center at WGBH. About the Film | Who's Who | The Forum Home | About The Series | The American Collection | The Archive Schedule & Season | Feature Library | eNewsletter | Book Club Learning Resources | Forum | Search | Shop | Feedback ©