Overview
Three long-married couples in northern England discover that their marriages are in fact invalid, causing much re-evaluation and chaos. This was the fourth television film version made by the BBC of this comedy by J. B. Priestley. It featured several actors repeating their rôles from the earlier 1951 version including Frank Pettingell, Helena Pickard and Eileen Beldon.
Cast
- Frank Pettingell as Henry Ormonroyd
- Helena Pickard as Annie Parker
- Mark Dignam as Councillor Albert Parker
- Alison Bayley as Lottie Grady
- Eileen Beldon as Clara Soppitt
- Violet Carson as Maria Helliwell
- Marian Dawson as Mrs. Northrop
- Murray Hayne as Gerald Forbes
- Robert James as The Rev. Clement Mercer
- John Sharp as Alderman Joseph Helliwell