
Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a successful but promiscuous screenwriter. Though they are physically and emotionally compatible, they are slowly torn apart.
Cedric Hardwicke
Mr. James - Jo's father

Rosalind Atkinson
Mrs. James - Jo's mother

Alan Webb
Mr. Armitage - Jake's father

Richard Johnson
Giles

Maggie Smith
Philpot

Anthony Nicholls
Surgeon