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.
as Henry Ormonroyd
as Annie Parker
as Councillor Albert Parker
as Lottie Grady
as Clara Soppitt
as Maria Helliwell
as Mrs. Northrop
as Gerald Forbes
as The Rev. Clement Mercer
as Alderman Joseph Helliwell
as Fred Dyson
as Ruby Birtle
as Nancy Holmes