A win on the football pools in postwar Britain changes lives. A happy family is turned into an unhappy argumentative lot until it is discovered the coupon apparently didn't get posted. A mild-mannered clerk worries about how to tell his overbearing boss he is quitting. A double-bass player finds life without the orchestra lacks something. The lure of the big money even turns some people into criminals, as when a coupon checker is tempted by his night-club singer girlfriend to cheat the company. Written by Jeremy Perkins
as Philip Stafford
as Pat Parsons
as Ruth Stafford
as Carol Stafford
as Dennis Stafford
as Jackie Stafford
as Grandma Stafford
as Martin Latham
as Detective-Inspector Kirby
as Herbert Atkins
as Joe Henty
as Agnes Atkins
as Mr. Cameron
as Wilson
as Mr. Lee
as Edward Ball
as Archie
as Cyprus, the conductor
as Clerk
as Martin
as Managing Director
as Johnny
as Manager
as 2nd Waiter (uncredited)
as 1st Waiter (uncredited)
as Mr. Hessian (voice) (uncredited)
as Wilson's Secretary (uncredited)
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)