Massey as Nanny Tessa Webb Alex Lowe as Simon Mariell 26 Victoria Shalet as Young Juliet Ash 12 Geraldine Somerville as Kate McCarrick Linda Bassett as Madam Brontski Liz Smith as Old Gypsy Woman Alice Douglas as Clare Edmund Moriarty as Liam Emily Hamilton as Mary Tom Lipscombe as School Boy Reception The film received an 80% fresh rating from five critics on Rotten Tomatoes. See also List of ghost films References External links 1995 films 1995 horror films 1995 drama films 1990s ghost films 1990s mystery films British ghost films British horror drama films British mystery films Films about siblings Films based on British novels Films directed by Lewis Gilbert Films set in 1928 Gothic horror films British haunted house films Mystery horror films Incest in film Films set in country houses Films set in Sussex Films shot in West Sussex 1990s English-language films 1990s British films