Overview
This British series, based on books by John Mortimer, follows the rise of Leslie Titmuss from humble beginnings in the 1950s to Tory cabinet minister in the 1980s. The rise of the slippery Titmuss is contrasted with the more modest progress of his neighbours, the intellectual Simcoxes and the aristocratic Fanners. Made by Eustom Films, a subsidiary of Thames Television for the ITV Network.
Cast
- Peter Egan as George Augustus Simcox
- Annette Crosbie as Dorothy Simcox
- Michael Hordern as Rev. Simeon Simcox
- Paul Shelley as Fred Simcox
- Colin Blakely as Dr. Salter
- Eleanor David as Agnes Simcox, née Salter
- Richard Vernon as Sir Nicholas Fanner
- Jill Bennett as Lady Grace Fanner
- Zoë Wanamaker as Charlotte 'Charlie' Titmuss, née Fanner
- David Threlfall as Leslie Titmuss