Abel Mason is a man caught in a loveless marriage with a harridan wife who constantly berates him and beats their son Dick.<br /><br />Ciarán Hinds - Abel Mason<br />Kate Buffery - Florrie Donnelly<br />Amanda Root - Hilda Maxwell<br />Daniel Massey - Peter Maxwell<br />Gemma Craven - June<br />Angela Walsh - Lena Mason<br />Bobby Pattinson - Fred Donnelly<br />Colin Brown - Benny Layton<br />Gary Catlin - Man in Church Hall<br />Heather Chapman - Woman in Park<br />Elspeth Charlton - Mrs. Burrows<br />Martin Crocker - Charles<br />Art Davie - Arthur Baines<br />Kerry Farley - Molly Burrows<br />Susan Field - Old Woman<br />Victoria Gelder - Molly Burrows<br />Michael Haughey - Farmer<br />Peter Howell - Judge Hazeldon<br />Colin Jeavons - J.J. Roscommon<br />Peter Laird - Collins<br />Tony Leary - Henry Blythe<br />Bruce Lidington - Harry Turnbull<br />John Mulvey - A.R.P. Warden<br />Bill Nicholson - Bandleader<br />Carl Proctor - Johnny Lovina<br />Brian Rapkin - Benbow<br />Emma Richler - Alice Lovina<br />Bill Rogers - Man in Alice's Street<br />Shebah Ronay - Daphne<br />Mike Rossi - Dosshouse Manager<br />Colin Sharp - Man on road<br />Leonard Silver<br />Bill Speed - Fire Officer<br />Tim Stone - Registrar<br />James Tomlinson - Dick Mason<br />Ben Walden - Dick Mason
