Directed by:
Muriel BoxScreenplay:
Peter BlackmoreCinematography:
Ernest StewardComposer:
Benjamin FrankelCast:
Peter Finch, Kay Kendall, Muriel Pavlow, Maurice Denham, Ian Carmichael, Jill Ireland, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Hickson, Shirley Anne Field, Ian Hendry (more)Plots(1)
In the 1950's, a producer has the idea of basing a BBC family series on a real-life happily married actor couple. He chooses the Fosters, who need the money and so do the show, although in reality their marriage is far from happy. (San Sebastian International Film Festival)
Cast
![Peter Finch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/392/164392671_0f382e.png)
Peter Finch
UK
Best movies:
Father Brown (1954)
A Town Like Alice (1956)
The Nun's Story (1959)
![Kay Kendall](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/381/161381824_f85c6b.jpg)
Kay Kendall
UK
Best movies:
Night and the City (1950)
Doctor in the House (1954)
Genevieve (1953)
![Muriel Pavlow](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/528/161528583_bbc511.jpg)
Muriel Pavlow
UK
Best movies:
Perfect Strangers (2001) (series)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
Reach for the Sky (1956)
![Maurice Denham](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/762/159762370_94bcaf.jpg)
Maurice Denham
UK
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Oliver Twist (1948)
The Million Pound Note (1954)
![Ian Carmichael](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/109/309/109309362_b8e6f8.jpg)
Ian Carmichael
UK
Best movies:
Wives and Daughters (1999) (series)
School for Scoundrels (1960)
The Colditz Story (1955)
![Jill Ireland](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/109/309/109309355_e2db3e.jpg)
Jill Ireland
UK
Best movies:
The Valachi Papers (1972)
Rain (1970)
Hell Drivers (1957)
![Charles Hawtrey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505226_33cb5d.jpg)
Charles Hawtrey
UK
Best movies:
Sabotage (1936)
Passport to Pimlico (1949)
A Canterbury Tale (1944)
![Joan Hickson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276194_0e05b2.jpg)
Joan Hickson
UK
Best movies:
Trouble in Store (1953)
The Million Pound Note (1954)
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
Shirley Anne Field
UK
Best movies:
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996) (series)
The Kid (2010)
The War Lover (1962)
![Ian Hendry](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/117/160/117160102_b5f26c.jpg)
Ian Hendry
UK
Best movies:
The Hill (1965)
Room at the Top (1959)
The Internecine Project (1974)
![Thora Hird](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/739/159739553_03a295.jpg)
Thora Hird
UK
Best movies:
A Kind of Loving (1962)
The Magic Box (1951)
Some Will, Some Won't (1970)
![Esma Cannon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/476/161476787_d1f888.jpg)
Esma Cannon
Australia
Best movies:
Trouble in Store (1953)
Contraband (1940)
A Canterbury Tale (1944)
![Richard Wattis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/399/161399151_418332.jpg)
Richard Wattis
UK
Best movies:
Bon Voyage! (1962)
The Longest Day (1962)
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
![Marianne Stone](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/442/161442695_081d99.jpg)
Marianne Stone
UK
Best movies:
Tiger Bay (1959)
To Sir, with Love (1967)
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
![Coral Browne](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/886/160886932_a2f2b8.jpg)
Coral Browne
Australia
Best movies:
The Night of the Generals (1967)
Theatre of Blood (1973)
The Ruling Class (1972)
![Ronald Radd](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/392/161392280_92df92.jpg)
Ronald Radd
UK
Best movies:
The Double Man (1967)
The Camp on Blood Island (1958)
The Offence (1973)
![Hubert Gregg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/352/160352506_1ca7ab.jpg)
Hubert Gregg
UK
Best movies:
In Which We Serve (1942)
Doctor at Sea (1955)
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952)
![Cyril Chamberlain](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/475/161475991_75f944.jpg)
Cyril Chamberlain
UK
Best movies:
Trouble in Store (1953)
The One That Got Away (1957)
A Stitch in Time (1963)
![Stuart Saunders](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/391/161391698_4d29c4.jpg)
Stuart Saunders
UK
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The Mouse That Roared (1959)
The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954)
![Alan Wheatley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/394/161394347_ed7abf.jpg)
Alan Wheatley
UK
Best movies:
Brighton Rock (1947)
Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)
The Pickwick Papers (1952)