The Falling stars multiple English actresses.
Maxine Peake ( born 14 July 1974 ) is an English stage , radio , film and television actress , who made her name as Twinkle in Victoria Wood 's sitcom Dinnerladies . Monica Margaret Dolan ( born 15 March 1969 ) is a British actress . The Falling (2014 film) . It stars Maisie Williams and Florence Pugh as best friends at an all-girls school . The film also stars Greta Scacchi , Monica Dolan , Maxine Peake , and Mathew Baynton .