"Headmistress Sarah Burton, a left-wing feminist, is disgusted by the social injustices faced by her pupils. In spite of her beliefs, she reluctantly finds herself falling in love with a Tory landowner whose wife is suffering from insanity."
Dorothy Tutin
as Sarah Burton
Hermione Baddeley
as Mrs. Beddows
Nigel Davenport
as Robert Carne
Judi Bowker
as Midge Carne
Clive Swift
as Alfred E. Huggins
John Cater
as Anthony Snaith
Norman Jones
as Joe Astell
Lesley Dunlop
as Lydia Holly
Bernard Kay
as Tom Sawdon
Ray Mort
as Barney Holly
John Comer
as Bill Heyer
James Ormerod
Director
Alastair Reid
Stan Barstow
Writer
Winifred Holtby
Novel
Producer
Ron Grainer
Original Music Composer