

Drama
Overview
Four people with very different backgrounds meet by chance at an English pub and gradually become carried away in a bout of thrill-seeking. When their spree gets out of hand, each person faces a moral choice with lasting consequences.
Top Cast


Dermot Walsh
Dermot Walsh
Captain Cole
Dermot Walsh
Captain Cole


Susan Shaw
Susan Shaw
Nancy Bedford
Susan Shaw
Nancy Bedford


Barry Letts
Barry Letts
Fred Lane
Barry Letts
Fred Lane


Sam Kydd
Sam Kydd
Police Driver
Sam Kydd
Police Driver


Patricia Hayes
Patricia Hayes
Postmistress
Patricia Hayes
Postmistress


Roy Plomley
Roy Plomley
Reggie
Roy Plomley
Reggie


Betty Ann Davies
Betty Ann Davies
Barmaid
Betty Ann Davies
Barmaid
Sydney Bromley
Sydney Bromley
Bar patron
Sydney Bromley
Bar patron
John Lorrell
John Lorrell
Police Sergeant
John Lorrell
Police Sergeant


Frederick Piper
Frederick Piper
Labourer
Frederick Piper
Labourer
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