

“It takes a lifetime to bring up a family and a weekend to lose the lot!”
A stern father and lenient mother try to deal with the ups and downs of their four children's lives in working class Bolton, England.

Keith Buckley
Arthur Gasket

Avril Elgar
Betsy-Jane Duckworth

Adrienne Posta
Betty Duckworth

Frank Windsor
Ned Duckworth

Arthur Lowe
Mr. Aspinall

Marjorie Rhodes
Mrs. Gasket

Bernard Bresslaw
Lorry Driver

Joseph Greig
Allan (T.V. Man)

Christopher Timothy
Joe (T.V. Man)

Ken Parry
Pawnbroker

Reginald Green
Bowler 1

Jack Howarth
Bowler 2

Bryan Pringle
Bowler 3

John Sharp
Bowler 4

Bernard Smidowicz
Van Driver

Maria Mantella
Weaver