Overview

A young Englishman dreams of escaping from his working class family and dead-end job as an undertaker's assistant. A number of indiscretions cause him to lie in order to avoid the penalties. His life turns into a mess and he has an opportunity to run away and leave it all behind.

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Cast

Tom Courtenay

Julie Christie

Wilfred Pickles

Mona Washbourne

Ethel Griffies

Finlay Currie

Gwendolyn Watts

Helen Fraser

Leonard Rossiter

Rodney Bewes